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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electric utilities; pilot program for electric energy conservation, solar energy generation."
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description: "Electric utilities; pilot program for electric energy conservation, generation, and storage. Requires American Electric Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to each petition the State Corporation Commission by December 31, 2026, to conduct a pilot program for electric energy conservation, solar energy generation, and energy storage resources for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. The bill directs the Commission to convene a technical conference to evaluate the creation of an energy efficiency program meeting certain requirements by November 1, 2026. Under the bill, if the Commission determines that such a program is feasible for implementation by American Electric Power and Dominion Energy Virginia, the Commission shall require such utilities to petition for approval by May 1, 2027, to implement such programs. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2034. This bill is identical to HB 1062."
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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 327"
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citation: "Virginia SB 327 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Schuyler T. VanValkenburg"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08a2c1c0-9f7c-43d9-9cd5-3e404f4332c4"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB327"
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source_hash: "1b45ca357b9c0be20e8d5187056665767c1cec58eecaa47344db11fa387a2d1c"
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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 327 (2026) — Electric utilities; pilot program for electric energy conservation, solar energy generation.
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Electric utilities; pilot program for electric energy conservation, generation, and storage. Requires American Electric Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to each petition the State Corporation Commission by December 31, 2026, to conduct a pilot program for electric energy conservation, solar energy generation, and energy storage resources for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals. The bill directs the Commission to convene a technical conference to evaluate the creation of an energy efficiency program meeting certain requirements by November 1, 2026. Under the bill, if the Commission determines that such a program is feasible for implementation by American Electric Power and Dominion Energy Virginia, the Commission shall require such utilities to petition for approval by May 1, 2027, to implement such programs. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2034. This bill is identical to HB 1062.
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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/1089644.PDF)
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2. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136049.PDF)
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3. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179333.PDF)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196000.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **21–18** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **67–29** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **15–6** (pass) · lower
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- Concur House Substitute R — **20–20** (fail) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — primary (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 26105259D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB327)
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- **2026-02-09** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-09** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-10** Committee substitute printed 26107028D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-11** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-11** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-13** Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB327)
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- **2026-02-18** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-18** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-24** House committee offered
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- **2026-02-25** Committee substitute printed 26108440D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-27** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-27** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-27** Passed House with substitute (67-Y 29-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB327)
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- **2026-03-03** House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB327ER) `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 (SB327)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 728 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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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/08a2c1c0-9f7c-43d9-9cd5-3e404f4332c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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