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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs, on-bill tariff program."
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description: "Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs. Provides that, for the purposes of the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act, energy efficiency programs include electrification, including measures that electrify space heating, water heating, cooling, drying, cooking, industrial processes, and other building and industrial end uses that would otherwise be served by onsite, nonelectric fuels, provided that the electrification measures reduce site energy consumption and that, to the maximum extent practical, seek to combine with federally authorized customer rebates for heat pump technology. The bill provides that electricity consumption increases that result from State Corporation Commission-approved electrification measures shall not be considered as a reduction in energy savings under the energy savings requirements and that utilities may apply verified total site energy reductions that are attributable to Commission-approved electrification measures to the energy savings requirements. The bill specifies that energy efficiency programs and energy efficiency measures do not include electrification of any process or activity primarily fueled by natural gas."
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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 737"
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citation: "Virginia SB 737 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Surovell"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2024-01-19"
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last_action: "2024-04-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca7d5993-27c3-4aff-b55a-28cc79e7b4e6"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB737"
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source_hash: "7f89a52967d098d3602b53d1b06f2921c340db65beee7ef60f6556800547a368"
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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 737 (2024) — Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs, on-bill tariff program.
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Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs. Provides that, for the purposes of the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act, energy efficiency programs include electrification, including measures that electrify space heating, water heating, cooling, drying, cooking, industrial processes, and other building and industrial end uses that would otherwise be served by onsite, nonelectric fuels, provided that the electrification measures reduce site energy consumption and that, to the maximum extent practical, seek to combine with federally authorized customer rebates for heat pump technology. The bill provides that electricity consumption increases that result from State Corporation Commission-approved electrification measures shall not be considered as a reduction in energy savings under the energy savings requirements and that utilities may apply verified total site energy reductions that are attributable to Commission-approved electrification measures to the energy savings requirements. The bill specifies that energy efficiency programs and energy efficiency measures do not include electrification of any process or activity primarily fueled by natural gas.
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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. **CHAP0607** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0607)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24107018D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB737S1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24108433D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB737H1)
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4. **Presented and ordered printed 24105837D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB737)
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5. **SB737ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB737ER)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) — **6–4** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (11-Y 10-N) — **11–10** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — **0–40** (fail) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) — **22–18** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N) — **49–46** (pass) · lower
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- Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N) — **51–44** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (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 24105837D `introduction`
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- **2024-01-19** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-05** Impact statement from SCC (SB737)
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- **2024-02-09** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-09** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-09** Committee substitute printed 24107018D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to 24107018D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB737S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-16** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-16** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-16** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-19** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-19** Impact statement from SCC (SB737S1)
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- **2024-02-27** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-27** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-27** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (11-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Committee substitute printed 24108433D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-01** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-01** Committee substitute agreed to 24108433D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-01** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB737H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-01** Passed House with substitute (50-Y 46-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-01** VOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Passed by for the day
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- **2024-03-05** House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
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- **2024-03-06** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-03-06** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-07** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-07** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2024-03-07** Senators: Surovell, Deeds, Reeves
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- **2024-03-07** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2024-03-07** Delegates: Sullivan, Herring, Kilgore
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- **2024-03-08** Amended by conference committee
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- **2024-03-08** Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-08** Impact statement from SCC (SB737H1)
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- **2024-03-08** Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-08** VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N)
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB737ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-05** Approved by Governor-Chapter 607 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-05** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0607)
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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/ca7d5993-27c3-4aff-b55a-28cc79e7b4e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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