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| Bill | Transportation electrification; integrated resource planning, fast-charging stations, etc. | Transportation electrification; integrated resource planning; fast-charging stations; cost recovery by electric utilities. Permits Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to file a proposed tariff with the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) to provide utility owned and operated electrical distribution infrastructure to support electric vehicle charging stations. The bill requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to file transportation electrification plans with the Commission by February 1, 2028, and every three years thereafter, and includes requirements for information to include in such plans. Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company are required to seek recovery of necessary and appropriate expenditures for transportation electrification only through their rates for generation and distribution services.The bill prohibits Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company from petitioning for approval of expenditures to own and operate electric vehicle fast-charging stations unless such stations are located at or beyond a radial distance as determined by the Commission relative to the location of any privately owned fast charging station. The bill also directs the Commission to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to determine the appropriate radial distance for such utility-owned fast-charging stations from privately-owned fast charging stations, to enter its final rule in such proceeding no later than December 31, 2027, and to review such final rule by December 31, 2029. Provisions of the bill restricting the radial distance of utility owned and operated fast-charging stations expire on July 1, 2031. This bill is identical to SB 407. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1225 | Virginia HB 1225 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 1225 (2026) — Transportation electrification; integrated resource planning, fast-charging stations, etc.
Transportation electrification; integrated resource planning; fast-charging stations; cost recovery by electric utilities. Permits Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to file a proposed tariff with the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) to provide utility owned and operated electrical distribution infrastructure to support electric vehicle charging stations. The bill requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to file transportation electrification plans with the Commission by February 1, 2028, and every three years thereafter, and includes requirements for information to include in such plans. Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company are required to seek recovery of necessary and appropriate expenditures for transportation electrification only through their rates for generation and distribution services.The bill prohibits Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company from petitioning for approval of expenditures to own and operate electric vehicle fast-charging stations unless such stations are located at or beyond a radial distance as determined by the Commission relative to the location of any privately owned fast charging station. The bill also directs the Commission to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to determine the appropriate radial distance for such utility-owned fast-charging stations from privately-owned fast charging stations, to enter its final rule in such proceeding no later than December 31, 2027, and to review such final rule by December 31, 2029. Provisions of the bill restricting the radial distance of utility owned and operated fast-charging stations expire on July 1, 2031. This bill is identical to SB 407.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Labor and Commerce Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor — 10–3 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 88–9 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 37–3 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Irene Shin — primary (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105153D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-01-28 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2026-02-01 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1225)
- 2026-02-03 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-05 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-09 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-10 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 2026-02-10 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-10 committee amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-02-10 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2026-02-11 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-12 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-02-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1225)
- 2026-02-23 Reported from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 3-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-25 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-25 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-25 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-26 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-26 Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-03 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-03 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1225ER)
passage - 2026-03-03 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-03 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-09 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1225)
- 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 26 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-03-31 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0026)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/08e8ea51-ed06-430b-8466-27a37dd8191a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).