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| Bill | Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within 3-year period for water utilities. | Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within three-year period for water utilities. Prohibits a public utility authorized to furnish water or water and sewer service from filing an application for a rate increase more frequently than once in any three-year period. The bill provides exceptions to such prohibition for the utility to file an application (i) for a decrease in rates; (ii) limited to a rate adjustment clause, rider, or surcharge; (iii) for a temporary emergency increase in rates; or (iv) for an increase upon a finding by the State Corporation Commission that extraordinary circumstances exist. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 422 | Virginia HB 422 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 422 (2026) — Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within 3-year period for water utilities.
Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within three-year period for water utilities. Prohibits a public utility authorized to furnish water or water and sewer service from filing an application for a rate increase more frequently than once in any three-year period. The bill provides exceptions to such prohibition for the utility to file an application (i) for a decrease in rates; (ii) limited to a rate adjustment clause, rider, or surcharge; (iii) for a temporary emergency increase in rates; or (iv) for an increase upon a finding by the State Corporation Commission that extraordinary circumstances exist. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Labor and Commerce Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- H VOTE: — 69–29 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 28–12 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 6–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — 15–7 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Commerce and Labor — 14–1 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 26–12 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Nicole Cole — primary (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- May Nivar — cosponsor (person)
- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103989D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-12 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-01-19 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2026-01-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB422)
- 2026-01-27 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
substitution - 2026-01-29 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-29 Committee substitute printed 26106002D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-02 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB422)
- 2026-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-03 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-02-04 Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-05 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-03-09 Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-10 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-10 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-11 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-11 Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB422ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB422)
- 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 390 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0390)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/062e8bac-6e3e-42bb-b8b8-1330bce34c5c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).