---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electric Utility Regulation, Commission on; scope and name changes to Energy Commission of Virginia."
description: "An Act to amend and reenact §§ 30-201, 45.2-1711, 45.2-1712, 45.2-1713, 56-579, 56-585.1:1, 56-585.1:5, 56-592, 56-592.1, 56-596, 56-596.1, 56-596.3, and 56-599 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; name change."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 515"
citation: "Virginia SB 515 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Creigh Deeds"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/079e591d-8b5e-4f24-991c-5c047186f129"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB515"
source_hash: "b0f728e2395aff03d1422544a2704601e75f3950ee81c45828b1d72bfe28a44b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 515 (2026) — Electric Utility Regulation, Commission on; scope and name changes to Energy Commission of Virginia.

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 30-201, 45.2-1711, 45.2-1712, 45.2-1713, 56-579, 56-585.1:1, 56-585.1:5, 56-592, 56-592.1, 56-596, 56-596.1, 56-596.3, and 56-599 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; name change.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090637.PDF)
2. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211186.HTML)
3. **Rules Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197623.PDF)
4. **Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187512.PDF)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214456.PDF)

## Votes

- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — **22–17** (pass) · upper
- Concur House Substitute R — **0–40** (fail) · upper
- Accede Conference Committee R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **73–25** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Rules with substitute — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Rules with substitute — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- R. Creigh Deeds — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104323D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB515)
- **2026-02-06** Reported from Rules with substitute (11-Y 0-N 4-A) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-06** Committee substitute printed 26107436D-S1 `substitution`
- **2026-02-09** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-09** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB515)
- **2026-02-09** Passed by for the day
- **2026-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** Rules Substitute agreed to
- **2026-02-10** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) `substitution`
- **2026-02-11** Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-17** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-17** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-01** Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2026-03-06** Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-06** Committee substitute printed 26108941D-H1 `substitution`
- **2026-03-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB515)
- **2026-03-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- **2026-03-11** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
- **2026-03-11** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2026-03-11** Passed House with substitute (73-Y 25-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-12** House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-12** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
- **2026-03-12** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2026-03-12** Senate Conferees: Deeds, Surovell, Obenshain
- **2026-03-12** Conferees appointed by House
- **2026-03-12** House Conferees: Sullivan, Herring, Kilgore
- **2026-03-12** Senate acceded to request
- **2026-03-13** Conference Report released
- **2026-03-14** Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 24-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-14** Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB515ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB515)
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 949 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/079e591d-8b5e-4f24-991c-5c047186f129`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).