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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electric utilities; construction of certain electrical transmission lines, advanced conductors."
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description: "Electric utilities; construction of electrical transmission lines; advanced conductors. Requires the State Corporation Commission to consider the prudency of using advanced conductors in making any determination regarding need, corridor, route, or method of installation as it relates to certain applications for the construction of transmission lines of 138 kilovolts or more. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 1822"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1822 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David A. Reid"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-06"
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last_action: "2025-03-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9154a698-2795-4796-917d-c089a7e9bc17"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1822"
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source_hash: "53e3f6943f0f2210ef60a365f65c50a3d551b5a6c0537ab84553590b47c04a10"
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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 1822 (2025) — Electric utilities; construction of certain electrical transmission lines, advanced conductors.
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Electric utilities; construction of electrical transmission lines; advanced conductors. Requires the State Corporation Commission to consider the prudency of using advanced conductors in making any determination regarding need, corridor, route, or method of installation as it relates to certain applications for the construction of transmission lines of 138 kilovolts or more. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013222.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077362.PDF)
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3. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1025343.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066574.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) — **8–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David A. Reid — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100365D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-06** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-14** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1822)
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- **2025-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-01-23** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-23** Committee substitute printed 25105579D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-28** Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-01-28** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-01-29** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1822)
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- **2025-02-17** Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-18** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-19** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1822ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1822)
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- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 551 (Effective 01/01/26) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551)
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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/9154a698-2795-4796-917d-c089a7e9bc17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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