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Bill Energy efficiency programs; definitions, incremental annual savings. Energy efficiency programs; incremental annualsavings. Provides that it is in the public interest and the policyof the Commonwealth to deploy demand-side management programs andenergy efficiency measures throughout the Commonwealth to achievethe greatest possible reductions in energy consumption. The billpermits the State Corporation Commission to increase or decreasean investor-owned electric utility's combined rate of return basedon the utility's success in complying with energy efficiency programtargets in existing law. Additionally, the bill states that "in thepublic interest" for the purpose of assessing energy efficiency programsmeans that the Commission determines that the program is cost-effective.Finally, the bill directs the Commission to promulgate regulationsno later than December 31, 2025, establishing a single, consistent cost-effectiveness test for use in evaluating proposed energy efficiency programs. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 HB 746 Virginia HB 746 (2024)
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Virginia HB 746 (2024) — Energy efficiency programs; definitions, incremental annual savings.

Energy efficiency programs; incremental annualsavings. Provides that it is in the public interest and the policyof the Commonwealth to deploy demand-side management programs andenergy efficiency measures throughout the Commonwealth to achievethe greatest possible reductions in energy consumption. The billpermits the State Corporation Commission to increase or decreasean investor-owned electric utility's combined rate of return basedon the utility's success in complying with energy efficiency programtargets in existing law. Additionally, the bill states that "in thepublic interest" for the purpose of assessing energy efficiency programsmeans that the Commission determines that the program is cost-effective.Finally, the bill directs the Commission to promulgate regulationsno later than December 31, 2025, establishing a single, consistent cost-effectiveness test for use in evaluating proposed energy efficiency programs.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0818 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24106758D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 24107976D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB746ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB746ER2 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101834D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 3-N) — 19–3 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) — 8–2 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (21-Y 18-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) — 39–1 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (90-Y 7-N) — 89–7 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 8-N) — 89–8 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 5-N) — 94–5 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Michael J. Webert — primary (person)
  • Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
  • Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
  • Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
  • Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101834D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2024-01-16 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
  • 2024-01-31 Impact statement from SCC (HB746)
  • 2024-02-06 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-06 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) substitution
  • 2024-02-08 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 3-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-08 Committee substitute printed 24106758D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-11 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to 24106758D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-12 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB746H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-13 VOTE: Passage (90-Y 7-N) passage
  • 2024-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2024-02-14 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2024-02-20 Impact statement from SCC (HB746H1)
  • 2024-02-26 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-26 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-26 Committee substitute printed 24107976D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-28 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-29 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-02-29 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-02-29 Committee substitute agreed to 24107976D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-29 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2024-02-29 Amendment by Senator Deeds agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2024-02-29 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB746S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-29 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (21-Y 18-N) passage
  • 2024-03-04 Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 24107976D-S1 (90-Y 8-N) amendment-passage, substitution
  • 2024-03-04 VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 8-N)
  • 2024-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB746ER) passage
  • 2024-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-08 Impact statement from SCC (HB746S1)
  • 2024-03-08 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-08 Governor's recommendation received by House executive-veto-line-item
  • 2024-04-17 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 5-N)
  • 2024-04-17 VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 5-N)
  • 2024-04-17 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
  • 2024-04-17 Governor's recommendation adopted executive-signature
  • 2024-04-17 Reenrolled enrolled
  • 2024-04-17 Reenrolled bill text (HB746ER2) enrolled
  • 2024-04-17 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2024-04-17 Signed by President as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 818 (effective 7/1/24) became-law
  • 2024-04-17 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0818)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4c690e36-18ed-47b0-aa57-f966b1b4d583. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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