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type: "Bill"
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title: "State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings."
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description: "State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings. Requires the State Corporation Commission to complete proceedings involving an application for a certificate, permit, or approval required for the construction or operation by a public utility of certain transmission lines within nine months following such application, as required by current law for small renewable energy projects. The bill permits the Commission to enlarge such nine-month period for up to 120 days for applications regarding certain transmission lines. This bill is identical to HB 466."
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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: "SB 310"
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citation: "Virginia SB 310 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["T. Travis Hackworth"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d8a0cc7-bc16-47ec-b871-42499ae29a41"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB310"
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source_hash: "052c4f4e3644eb87d9a7b5e823707430a1cbc665bcb68625faa04c66deef899a"
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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 SB 310 (2026) — State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings.
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State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings. Requires the State Corporation Commission to complete proceedings involving an application for a certificate, permit, or approval required for the construction or operation by a public utility of certain transmission lines within nine months following such application, as required by current law for small renewable energy projects. The bill permits the Commission to enlarge such nine-month period for up to 120 days for applications regarding certain transmission lines. This bill is identical to HB 466.
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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/1088835.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216713.PDF)
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3. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147108.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195991.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce — **17–4** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **36–3** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **81–17** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- T. Travis Hackworth — primary (person)
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- Laura Jane Cohen — 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 26101970D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB310)
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- **2026-02-12** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Committee substitute printed 26107831D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-13** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-19** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-19** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-19** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB310)
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Labor and Commerce (17-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed House (81-Y 17-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB310ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Signed by President `passage`
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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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- **2026-03-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB310)
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 149 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0149)
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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/4d8a0cc7-bc16-47ec-b871-42499ae29a41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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