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Bill	Electric utilities; offshore wind development.	Electric utilities; offshore wind development. Provides that the construction or purchase by a public utility of one or more offshore wind generation facilities located off the Commonwealth's Atlantic shoreline or in federal waters and interconnected directly into the Commonwealth, with an aggregate capacity of up to 5,200 megawatts, is in the public interest. The measure provides that construction by Dominion Energy Virginia of one or more new utility-owned and utility-operated generating facilities utilizing energy derived from offshore wind and located off the Commonwealth's Atlantic shoreline, with an aggregate rated capacity between 2,500 megawatts and 3,000 megawatts, along with electrical transmission or distribution facilities associated therewith for interconnection is in the public interest. The measure provides that the State Corporation Commission will determine the reasonableness and prudence of associated costs and will presume such costs to be reasonable and prudent if certain criteria are met. The measure requires the Commission to permit a portion of the nameplate capacity of any such facility, in the aggregate, to be allocated to (i) certain commercial and industrial customers or (ii) qualifying large general service customers, provided that no more than 10 percent of the offshore wind facility's capacity is allocated to qualifying large general service customers. The measure provides that such costs shall be allocated to all customers of the utility in the Commonwealth as a non-bypassable charge, irrespective of the generation supplier of any such customer except for customers who are eligible for a Percentage of Income Payment Program, certain commercial and industrial customers, and qualifying large general service customers. The measure requires the utility to submit a plan to the Commission that includes the following considerations: (a) options for utilizing local workers; (b) the economic development benefits of the project for the Commonwealth, including capital investments and job creation; (c) consultation with the Commonwealth's Chief Workforce Development Officer, the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, on opportunities to advance the Commonwealth's workforce and economic development goals, including furtherance of apprenticeship and other workforce training programs; and (d) giving priority to the hiring, apprenticeship, and training of veterans, local workers, and workers from historically economically disadvantaged communities. The measure provides that any such project is required to include an environmental and fisheries mitigation plan submitted to the Commission for the construction and operation of such offshore wind facilities. This bill incorporates HB 1607 and is identical to SB 860 and SB 998.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	HB 1664	Virginia HB 1664 (2020)	bill		enacted	C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.	6	55	11	2020-01-17	2020-04-22	openstates	ocd-bill/74456ceb-8633-4283-8505-1c91261698be	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1664	dffa67568ea58cc348f07a0b17b662cee047dbbe65084b74edc3dc8735fa4508	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1664 (2020) — Electric utilities; offshore wind development.

Electric utilities; offshore wind development. Provides that the construction or purchase by a public utility of one or more offshore wind generation facilities located off the Commonwealth's Atlantic shoreline or in federal waters and interconnected directly into the Commonwealth, with an aggregate capacity of up to 5,200 megawatts, is in the public interest. The measure provides that construction by Dominion Energy Virginia of one or more new utility-owned and utility-operated generating facilities utilizing energy derived from offshore wind and located off the Commonwealth's Atlantic shoreline, with an aggregate rated capacity between 2,500 megawatts and 3,000 megawatts, along with electrical transmission or distribution facilities associated therewith for interconnection is in the public interest. The measure provides that the State Corporation Commission will determine the reasonableness and prudence of associated costs and will presume such costs to be reasonable and prudent if certain criteria are met. The measure requires the Commission to permit a portion of the nameplate capacity of any such facility, in the aggregate, to be allocated to (i) certain commercial and industrial customers or (ii) qualifying large general service customers, provided that no more than 10 percent of the offshore wind facility's capacity is allocated to qualifying large general service customers. The measure provides that such costs shall be allocated to all customers of the utility in the Commonwealth as a non-bypassable charge, irrespective of the generation supplier of any such customer except for customers who are eligible for a Percentage of Income Payment Program, certain commercial and industrial customers, and qualifying large general service customers. The measure requires the utility to submit a plan to the Commission that includes the following considerations: (a) options for utilizing local workers; (b) the economic development benefits of the project for the Commonwealth, including capital investments and job creation; (c) consultation with the Commonwealth's Chief Workforce Development Officer, the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, on opportunities to advance the Commonwealth's workforce and economic development goals, including furtherance of apprenticeship and other workforce training programs; and (d) giving priority to the hiring, apprenticeship, and training of veterans, local workers, and workers from historically economically disadvantaged communities. The measure provides that any such project is required to include an environmental and fisheries mitigation plan submitted to the Commission for the construction and operation of such offshore wind facilities. This bill incorporates HB 1607 and is identical to SB 860 and SB 998.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1240) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1664ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1664H1 (committee substitute) — source
4. HB1664H2 (committee substitute) — source
5. Impact statement from SCC (HB1664) (committee substitute) — source
6. Reenrolled bill text (HB1664ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Amendments specific and severable (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: (54-Y 37-N) — 53–37 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: REJECTED (40-Y 54-N) — 39–54 (fail) · lower
• VOTE: Passage (65-Y 34-N) — 64–34 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 4-N) — 5–4 (pass) · lower
• Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (29-Y 11-N) — 29–11 (pass) · upper
• Senate receded from amendments (34-Y 6-N) — 34–6 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 5-N) — 15–5 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 3-N) — 12–3 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate with amendments (27-Y 10-N) — 27–10 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — primary (person)
• Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
• Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
• Joseph C. Lindsey — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-17 Presented and ordered printed 20105316D introduction
• 2020-01-17 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
• 2020-01-21 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
• 2020-01-23 Impact statement from SCC (HB1664)
• 2020-01-30 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• 2020-01-30 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 4-N)
• 2020-02-06 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• 2020-02-06 Committee substitute printed 20107608D-H1 substitution
• 2020-02-06 Incorporates HB1607 (Lindsey)
• 2020-02-06 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 5-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-09 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-10 Committee substitute agreed to 20107608D-H1
• 2020-02-10 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1664H1
• 2020-02-11 Read third time and passed House (65-Y 34-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-11 VOTE: Passage (65-Y 34-N)
• 2020-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2020-02-12 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
• 2020-02-19 Impact statement from SCC (HB1664H1)
• 2020-02-24 Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 3-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-26 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-27 Passed by for the day
• 2020-02-28 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-28 Reading of amendment waived
• 2020-02-28 Committee amendment agreed to
• 2020-02-28 Reading of amendments waived
• 2020-02-28 Amendments #1-5 by Senator DeSteph withdrawn amendment-withdrawal
• 2020-02-28 Amendments #6-7 by Senator DeSteph agreed to amendment-passage
• 2020-02-28 Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 2020-02-28 Passed Senate with amendments (27-Y 10-N) passage
• 2020-03-02 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-03-02 Pending question ordered
• 2020-03-02 Senate amendments rejected by House (40-Y 54-N)
• 2020-03-02 VOTE: REJECTED (40-Y 54-N)
• 2020-03-05 Passed by temporarily
• 2020-03-05 Senate receded from amendments (34-Y 6-N)
• 2020-03-12 Enrolled
• 2020-03-12 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-12 Signed by President
• 2020-03-13 Impact statement from SCC (HB1664ER)
• 2020-03-17 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
• 2020-03-17 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by House
• 2020-04-11 Governor's substitute printed 20110090D-H2
• 2020-04-22 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (54-Y 37-N)
• 2020-04-22 VOTE: (54-Y 37-N)
• 2020-04-22 Amendments specific and severable (39-Y 0-N)
• 2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (29-Y 11-N)
• 2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
• 2020-04-22 Reenrolled
• 2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (HB1664ER2)
• 2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
• 2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1240 (effective 7/1/20) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/74456ceb-8633-4283-8505-1c91261698be. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).