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Bill Electric utilities; shared solar programs, Phase I Utility. Electric utilities; shared solar programs; Phase I Utility. Amends certain provisions related to the shared solar program established by the State Corporation Commission for Appalachian Power Company. The bill permits excess bill credits to be distributed to shared solar subscribers more than once annually. The bill also requires the utility in administering its shared solar program to require net crediting functionality for customer utility bills, as described in the bill. The bill also directs Appalachian Power to (i) release an additional 50 megawatts as part two of the shared solar program on July 1, 2026; (ii) release a further additional 50 megawatts as part three of the shared solar program by January 1, 2028; and (iii) petition the Commission to initiate a shared solar expansion proceeding to determine the capacity for part four of the shared solar program by May 1, 2029. See final enactments for bill effective date. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to SB 255. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 809 Virginia HB 809 (2026)
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Virginia HB 809 (2026) — Electric utilities; shared solar programs, Phase I Utility.

Electric utilities; shared solar programs; Phase I Utility. Amends certain provisions related to the shared solar program established by the State Corporation Commission for Appalachian Power Company. The bill permits excess bill credits to be distributed to shared solar subscribers more than once annually. The bill also requires the utility in administering its shared solar program to require net crediting functionality for customer utility bills, as described in the bill. The bill also directs Appalachian Power to (i) release an additional 50 megawatts as part two of the shared solar program on July 1, 2026; (ii) release a further additional 50 megawatts as part three of the shared solar program by January 1, 2028; and (iii) petition the Commission to initiate a shared solar expansion proceeding to determine the capacity for part four of the shared solar program by May 1, 2029. See final enactments for bill effective date. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to SB 255.

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. Labor and Commerce Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • H VOTE: — 971 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 60 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 2218 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor — 86 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
  • Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103023D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2026-01-22 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 referral-committee
  • 2026-01-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB809)
  • 2026-01-27 House subcommittee offered
  • 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2026-01-29 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-29 Committee substitute printed 26106053D-H1 substitution
  • 2026-02-02 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-02 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB809)
  • 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 (97-Y 1-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-04 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 2026-02-04 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-05 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2026-02-23 Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-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 (22-Y 18-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-03-03 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-03-03 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB809ER) passage
  • 2026-03-03 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-03-03 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB809)
  • 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
  • 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 673 (Effective - see bill) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0673)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/796c97fb-e632-4796-881b-4ea98ae17867. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).