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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electric utilities; electric demand flexibility programs, high energy demand customers, report."
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description: "Electric utilities; high energy demand customers; demand flexibility programs; reports. Directs Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to file a petition with the State Corporation Commission by January 15, 2027, for approval of voluntary demand flexibility programs that apply to high energy demand customers, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to consider all forms of demand flexibility and other specific factors in approving each such program. The bill directs each cooperative that serves one or more high energy demand customers to establish a voluntary demand flexibility program for such customers by January 1, 2029. Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power are required to file status reports on their demand flexibility programs with the Commission three years after initial program approval and every three years thereafter. Additionally, in 2028 and annually thereafter, the Commission is required to submit information summarizing the status and performance of such programs as part of an existing report. This bill is identical to HB 284."
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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 371"
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citation: "Virginia SB 371 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy S. McPike"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae471c0f-274b-4680-8ff7-98cd62b86ba4"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB371"
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source_hash: "301eb1708ced4c861125c73cc6dc7bfbf1cc236951dd63dbfa918f98c7f10de2"
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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 371 (2026) — Electric utilities; electric demand flexibility programs, high energy demand customers, report.
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Electric utilities; high energy demand customers; demand flexibility programs; reports. Directs Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to file a petition with the State Corporation Commission by January 15, 2027, for approval of voluntary demand flexibility programs that apply to high energy demand customers, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to consider all forms of demand flexibility and other specific factors in approving each such program. The bill directs each cooperative that serves one or more high energy demand customers to establish a voluntary demand flexibility program for such customers by January 1, 2029. Under the bill, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power are required to file status reports on their demand flexibility programs with the Commission three years after initial program approval and every three years thereafter. Additionally, in 2028 and annually thereafter, the Commission is required to submit information summarizing the status and performance of such programs as part of an existing report. This bill is identical to HB 284.
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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/1089814.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217721.PDF)
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3. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136009.PDF)
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4. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197051.PDF)
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5. **Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192037.PDF)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211953.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **26–13** (pass) · upper
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- Concur House Substitute R — **22–18** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jeremy S. McPike — primary (person)
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- Kannan Srinivasan — 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 26102637D `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 (SB371)
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- **2026-02-09** Incorporates SB551 (Srinivasan)
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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 26107319D-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** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371)
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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 (26-Y 13-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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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** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-05** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Committee substitute printed 26108390D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-03-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** House substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371)
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB371ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB371)
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)
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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/ae471c0f-274b-4680-8ff7-98cd62b86ba4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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