republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-284.md

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Bill	Electric utilities; electric demand flexibility programs, high energy demand customers, report.	Electric utilities; high energy demand customers; demand flexibility programs; reports. Directs Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to file a petition with the State Corporation Commission by January 15, 2027, for approval of voluntary demand flexibility programs that apply to high energy demand customers, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to consider all forms of demand flexibility and other specific factors in approving each such program. The bill directs each cooperative that serves one or more high energy demand customers to establish a voluntary demand flexibility program for such customers by January 1, 2029. Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power are required to file status reports on their demand flexibility programs with the Commission three years after initial program approval and every three years thereafter. Additionally, in 2028 and annually thereafter, the Commission is required to submit information summarizing the status and performance of such programs as part of an existing report. This bill is identical to SB 371.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	HB 284	Virginia HB 284 (2026)	bill		enacted	Michael B. Feggans	6	37	7	2026-01-09	2026-04-08	openstates	ocd-bill/cad0f8c7-283b-452c-b6af-802d73c65033	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB284	f5ae9a342c6c5aa3c211abdbc450731ea636bfb8fd15d0b08ed8ff35557fc566	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 284 (2026) — Electric utilities; electric demand flexibility programs, high energy demand customers, report.

Electric utilities; high energy demand customers; demand flexibility programs; reports. Directs Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to file a petition with the State Corporation Commission by January 15, 2027, for approval of voluntary demand flexibility programs that apply to high energy demand customers, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to consider all forms of demand flexibility and other specific factors in approving each such program. The bill directs each cooperative that serves one or more high energy demand customers to establish a voluntary demand flexibility program for such customers by January 1, 2029. Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power are required to file status reports on their demand flexibility programs with the Commission three years after initial program approval and every three years thereafter. Additionally, in 2028 and annually thereafter, the Commission is required to submit information summarizing the status and performance of such programs as part of an existing report. This bill is identical to SB 371.

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. Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — 20–0 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 8–1 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — 8–6 (pass) · upper
• H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage R — 24–16 (pass) · upper
• H VOTE: — 98–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Michael B. Feggans — primary (person)
• Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
• Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
• Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
• Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102642D filing, introduction
• 2026-01-09 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
• 2026-01-19 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
• 2026-02-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284)
• 2026-02-10 House subcommittee offered
• 2026-02-10 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) substitution
• 2026-02-12 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-13 Committee substitute printed 26107245D-H1 substitution
• 2026-02-15 Read first time reading-1
• 2026-02-16 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-16 committee substitute agreed to substitution
• 2026-02-16 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
• 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
• 2026-02-18 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
• 2026-02-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284)
• 2026-02-23 Senate committee offered
• 2026-02-23 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 6-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-24 Committee substitute printed 26108365D-S1 substitution
• 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 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
• 2026-02-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
• 2026-02-26 Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-03-02 Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A) substitution
• 2026-03-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284)
• 2026-03-05 Enrolled enrolled
• 2026-03-05 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB284ER) passage
• 2026-03-05 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2026-03-05 Signed by President passage
• 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
• 2026-03-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB284)
• 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 377 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
• 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0377)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cad0f8c7-283b-452c-b6af-802d73c65033. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).