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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 efficiencyprograms, means that the Commission determines that the program is cost-effective. The bill directs the Commission to promulgate regulationsno later than December 31, 2024, establishing a single, consistentcost-effectiveness test for use in evaluating proposed energy efficiencyprograms. Finally, the bill requires the Commission to consider,as a factor in establishing performance based adjustments to thecombined rate of return for an electric utility, the utility's compliancewith energy efficiency standards and to update ongoing proceedings to consider this factor no later than December 31, 2024. The provisionsof the bill apply to any Commission proceeding that commenced onor after January 1, 2024. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 SB 565 Virginia SB 565 (2024)
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Virginia SB 565 (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 efficiencyprograms, means that the Commission determines that the program is cost-effective. The bill directs the Commission to promulgate regulationsno later than December 31, 2024, establishing a single, consistentcost-effectiveness test for use in evaluating proposed energy efficiencyprograms. Finally, the bill requires the Commission to consider,as a factor in establishing performance based adjustments to thecombined rate of return for an electric utility, the utility's compliancewith energy efficiency standards and to update ongoing proceedings to consider this factor no later than December 31, 2024. The provisionsof the bill apply to any Commission proceeding that commenced onor after January 1, 2024.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0794 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24106759D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 24107975D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104925D (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB565ER (committee substitute) — source
  6. SB565ER2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (85-Y 12-N) — 84–12 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) — 20–19 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 3-N) — 18–3 (pass) · lower
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 3-N) — 37–3 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N) — 91–5 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
  • House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N) — 23–17 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • R. Creigh Deeds — primary (person)
  • Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104925D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-10 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2024-01-29 Impact statement from SCC (SB565)
  • 2024-02-09 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-09 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-09 Committee substitute printed 24106759D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-12 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to 24106759D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-12 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB565S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-13 Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-13 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-13 Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) passage
  • 2024-02-16 Placed on Calendar
  • 2024-02-16 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-16 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2024-02-21 Impact statement from SCC (SB565S1)
  • 2024-02-27 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-02-27 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 3-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-27 Committee substitute printed 24107975D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-29 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-03-01 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-01 Committee substitute agreed to 24107975D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-03-01 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB565H1 substitution
  • 2024-03-01 Passed House with substitute (85-Y 12-N) passage
  • 2024-03-01 VOTE: Passage (85-Y 12-N) passage
  • 2024-03-04 Passed by for the day
  • 2024-03-05 House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N) substitution
  • 2024-03-05 Title replaced 24107975D-H1
  • 2024-03-08 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB565ER) passage
  • 2024-03-08 Impact statement from SCC (SB565H1)
  • 2024-03-08 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-09 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 enrolled
  • 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-08 Governor's recommendation received by Senate executive-veto-line-item
  • 2024-04-17 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 3-N)
  • 2024-04-17 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 5-N)
  • 2024-04-17 VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 5-N)
  • 2024-04-17 Governor's recommendation adopted executive-signature
  • 2024-04-17 Reenrolled enrolled
  • 2024-04-17 Reenrolled bill text (SB565ER2) enrolled
  • 2024-04-17 Signed by President as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2024-04-17 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled enrolled, passage
  • 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 794 (effective 7/1/24) became-law
  • 2024-04-17 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0794)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a8a8f77e-c4e9-4ff6-a310-8e95d0329108. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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