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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Commerce and Labor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Labor and Commerce Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • House substitute agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N) — 350 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 1-N 2-A) — 121 (pass) · upper
  • Passed House with substitute (87-Y 10-N) — 8710 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) — 382 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (17-Y 4-N) — 174 (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).