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| Bill | Water & wastewater utilities; eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement. | Water utilities and wastewater utilities; eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement; cost recovery. Permits a water or wastewater utility to petition the State Corporation Commission for the approval of an eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement plan, as defined in the bill. The bill requires that a water or wastewater utility that receives approval for an eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement rider shall provide a proposed earnings test for informational purposes in each annual informational filing or base rate proceeding filed with the State Corporation Commission before December 1, 2030. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2035. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the State Water Commission. This bill is identical to HB 2711. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 850 | Virginia SB 850 (2025) |
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Virginia SB 850 (2025) — Water & wastewater utilities; eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement.
Water utilities and wastewater utilities; eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement; cost recovery. Permits a water or wastewater utility to petition the State Corporation Commission for the approval of an eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement plan, as defined in the bill. The bill requires that a water or wastewater utility that receives approval for an eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement rider shall provide a proposed earnings test for informational purposes in each annual informational filing or base rate proceeding filed with the State Corporation Commission before December 1, 2030. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2035. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the State Water Commission. This bill is identical to HB 2711.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Commerce and Labor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Labor and Commerce Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- House substitute agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N) — 35–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 1-N 2-A) — 12–1 (pass) · upper
- Passed House with substitute (87-Y 10-N) — 87–10 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) — 38–2 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (17-Y 4-N) — 17–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-02 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103476D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-02 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2025-01-13 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 1-N 2-A)
committee-passage - 2025-01-13 Committee substitute printed 25104759D-S1
substitution - 2025-01-15 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB850)
- 2025-01-15 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-15 Rules suspended
- 2025-01-15 Passed by for the day
- 2025-01-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-01-16 Reading of substitute waived
- 2025-01-16 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 2025-01-16 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-01-17 Passed by for the day
- 2025-01-20 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB850)
- 2025-02-05 Placed on Calendar
- 2025-02-05 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2025-02-06 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-06 Committee substitute printed 25106828D-H1
substitution - 2025-02-10 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-11 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-12 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-12 Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 2025-02-12 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-02-12 Passed House with substitute (87-Y 10-N)
passage - 2025-02-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB850)
- 2025-02-14 House substitute agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2025-02-18 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-18 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB850ER)
passage - 2025-02-18 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-20 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
enrolled - 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB850)
- 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 599 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0599)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c704b75d-9bdf-4f80-b627-3200b5d7ee7c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).