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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public utilities; municipal utilities, disconnection of service, consumer protections."
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description: "Public utilities; municipal utilities; disconnectionof service; limitations; report; consumer protections. Suspendselectric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities subject to the regulationof the State Corporation Commission from disconnecting service toa residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees during a stateof emergency declared by the Governor and provides that such suspensionlasts for 30 days after such declaration of the state of emergency.The bill suspends such electric and gas utilities from disconnectingservice to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or feeswhen the forecasted temperature low is at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheitand suspends electric utilities from disconnecting any such customerfrom service when the forecasted temperature high is at or above95 degrees Fahrenheit within the 24 hours following the scheduleddisconnection. The bill further suspends electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities from disconnecting residential customers fromservice on Fridays, weekends, state holidays, and the day immediatelypreceding a state holiday. The bill also creates similar requirementsfor utilities owned or operated by a locality of the Commonwealthand provides customers a civil cause of action if the municipallyowned or municipally operated utility fails to comply with the requirementsof the bill."
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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: "SB 480"
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citation: "Virginia SB 480 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lashrecse D. Aird"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/697bed3f-6cc8-4eee-86e9-55cce6d16342"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB480"
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source_hash: "190e1e021cba01cd4129c9935b50e033441b8cdcef36c652ed8f891876f105e3"
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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 SB 480 (2024) — Public utilities; municipal utilities, disconnection of service, consumer protections.
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Public utilities; municipal utilities; disconnectionof service; limitations; report; consumer protections. Suspendselectric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities subject to the regulationof the State Corporation Commission from disconnecting service toa residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees during a stateof emergency declared by the Governor and provides that such suspensionlasts for 30 days after such declaration of the state of emergency.The bill suspends such electric and gas utilities from disconnectingservice to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or feeswhen the forecasted temperature low is at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheitand suspends electric utilities from disconnecting any such customerfrom service when the forecasted temperature high is at or above95 degrees Fahrenheit within the 24 hours following the scheduleddisconnection. The bill further suspends electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities from disconnecting residential customers fromservice on Fridays, weekends, state holidays, and the day immediatelypreceding a state holiday. The bill also creates similar requirementsfor utilities owned or operated by a locality of the Commonwealthand provides customers a civil cause of action if the municipallyowned or municipally operated utility fails to comply with the requirementsof the bill.
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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. **CHAP0790** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0790)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24106532D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB480S1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24107865D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB480H1)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104314D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB480)
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5. **SB480ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB480ER)
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6. **SB480ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB480ER2)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 11-N) — **88–11** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N) — **37–1** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (77-Y 21-N) — **76–21** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (17-Y 5-N) — **17–5** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104314D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-21** Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB480)
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- **2024-01-29** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-29** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-29** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-29** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-29** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-29** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Committee substitute printed 24106532D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-01-29** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-07** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-09** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-09** Committee substitute agreed to 24106532D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-09** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB480S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-09** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-15** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-15** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-20** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-20** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (17-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-20** Committee substitute printed 24107865D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-20** Impact statement from SCC (SB480S1)
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- **2024-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-23** Committee substitute agreed to 24107865D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-23** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB480H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-23** Passed House with substitute (77-Y 21-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-23** VOTE: Passage (77-Y 21-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-27** Title replaced 24107865D-H1
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- **2024-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB480ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** Impact statement from SCC (SB480H1)
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
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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 Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (89-Y 11-N)
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- **2024-04-17** VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 11-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 (SB480ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 790 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0790)
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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/697bed3f-6cc8-4eee-86e9-55cce6d16342`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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