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type: "Bill"
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title: "Transmission lines, certain; Department of Transportation to identify opportunities for siting."
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description: "Policy of the Commonwealth; siting of certain new electric transmission facilities; Department of Transportation work group; report. Provides that in the siting of new electric transmission facilities, it is the policy of the Commonwealth that existing linear infrastructure corridors shall be prioritized over new corridors. The bill directs the Department of Transportation to convene a work group to identify opportunities and develop recommendations to amend regulations and permitting processes to facilitate the expedient and efficient siting of new electrical transmission infrastructure in existing state highway rights-of-way. This bill is identical to SB 497."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 889"
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citation: "Virginia HB 889 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Irene Shin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fbb939c-a3fd-4a39-8c80-6f69bbd72c60"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB889"
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source_hash: "d3cb4f6ab7628bec0e69bbca7a4cfa1a73806a063cf0cab4cf4184080a3302cb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 889 (2026) — Transmission lines, certain; Department of Transportation to identify opportunities for siting.
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Policy of the Commonwealth; siting of certain new electric transmission facilities; Department of Transportation work group; report. Provides that in the siting of new electric transmission facilities, it is the policy of the Commonwealth that existing linear infrastructure corridors shall be prioritized over new corridors. The bill directs the Department of Transportation to convene a work group to identify opportunities and develop recommendations to amend regulations and permitting processes to facilitate the expedient and efficient siting of new electrical transmission infrastructure in existing state highway rights-of-way. This bill is identical to SB 497.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086328.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214853.PDF)
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3. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115339.PDF)
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4. **Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103848.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187087.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Irene Shin — primary (person)
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- Bill Wiley — cosponsor (person)
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- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
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- John Chilton McAuliff — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105354D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB889)
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- **2026-01-29** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-03** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Committee substitute printed 26106397D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB889)
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- **2026-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-06** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-10** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-25** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-25** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-26** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-03** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB889ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB889)
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 28 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-31** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0028)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4fbb939c-a3fd-4a39-8c80-6f69bbd72c60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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