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type: "Bill"
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title: "Phase I Utility; recovery of development costs associated with small modular nuclear facility."
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description: "Phase I Utility; recovery of development costs associated with small modular nuclear facility. Permits American Electric Power, prior to the filing of an application for a certificate to construct a small modular nuclear facility, to request the State Corporation Commission to review such utility's decision to incur project development costs, as defined in the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2034."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 1491"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1491 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Israel D. O'Quinn"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-01-19"
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last_action: "2024-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfd7b5cd-174a-4f1c-a57a-9930f08b28c1"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1491"
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source_hash: "9f7fad2a1d50926abf371d8c909584021ec48ddf3978dfc5be37c7c86e0a283e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1491 (2024) — Phase I Utility; recovery of development costs associated with small modular nuclear facility.
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Phase I Utility; recovery of development costs associated with small modular nuclear facility. Permits American Electric Power, prior to the filing of an application for a certificate to construct a small modular nuclear facility, to request the State Corporation Commission to review such utility's decision to incur project development costs, as defined in the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2034.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0836** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0836)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24107361D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1491H1)
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3. **Governor's substitute printed 24109355D-H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1491H2)
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4. **HB1491ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1491ER)
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5. **HB1491ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1491ER2)
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6. **Presented and ordered printed 24105795D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1491)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) — **6–4** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 4-N) — **18–4** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (74-Y 24-N) — **73–24** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 34-N 1-A) — **63–34** (pass) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (26-Y 14-N) — **26–14** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) — **20–18** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Israel D. O'Quinn — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-19** Presented and ordered printed 24105795D `introduction`
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- **2024-01-19** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-23** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** Impact statement from SCC (HB1491)
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- **2024-02-06** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-06** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Committee substitute printed 24107361D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-11** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to 24107361D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1491H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Passage (74-Y 24-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-16** Impact statement from SCC (HB1491H1)
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- **2024-02-26** Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-29** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-06** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1491ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-06** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-04-08** Governor's substitute printed 24109355D-H2
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 1-A)
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- **2024-04-17** VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 34-N 1-A)
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (26-Y 14-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (HB1491ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 836 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0836)
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- **2024-04-22** Impact statement from SCC (HB1491ER)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfd7b5cd-174a-4f1c-a57a-9930f08b28c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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