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type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities; SCC shall issue final order on certain projects within a certain timeframe."
description: "Utilities; SCC shall issue final order on certain projects within a certain timeframe."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1541"
citation: "Virginia SB 1541 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lewis"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96df0c07-b606-47d4-a854-6a1f7a24a722"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1541"
source_hash: "b51e1654ca10d3f43404ce857dc0c167b6454cbd025f316eb06a45ae8cff86d3"
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 1541 (2023) — Utilities; SCC shall issue final order on certain projects within a certain timeframe.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0502** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0502)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23105820D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1541S1)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 23105072D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1541)
4. **SB1541ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1541ER)
5. **SB1541ES1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1541ES1)
## Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Energy (21-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lewis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 23105072D `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Assigned C&L sub: Energy `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-29** Impact statement from SCC (SB1541)
- **2023-01-30** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-30** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-30** Committee substitute printed 23105820D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-02** Printed as engrossed 23105820D-ES1
- **2023-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-02** Committee substitute agreed to 23105820D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-02** Reading of amendment waived
- **2023-02-02** Amendment by Senator Lewis agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-02** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1541ES1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-10** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-02-10** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10** Impact statement from SCC (SB1541ES1)
- **2023-02-14** Reported from Commerce and Energy (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-17** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-22** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1541ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Impact statement from SCC (SB1541ER)
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 502 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0502)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96df0c07-b606-47d4-a854-6a1f7a24a722`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).