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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electric utilities; disconnection reports, State Corporation Commission database, annual summary."
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description: "Electric utilities; disconnection reports; State Corporation Commission database; annual summary. Requires each investor-owned utility and electric cooperative operating in the Commonwealth to provide a monthly report on residential account disconnections to the State Corporation Commission. The monthly report is required to include specific information outlined in the bill, including the number of residential accounts involuntarily disconnected due to nonpayment, the amount of time in which such accounts were reconnected to service, the amounts of arrearages attributable to such disconnected accounts and other residential accounts, and information related to how many of the disconnected accounts participate in a payment assistance program or have a serious medical condition certification form on file with the electric utility. The bill requires the Commission to publish the information from such monthly reports in a comprehensive and easily accessible online database. The bill also requires the Commission to submit an annual executive summary to the Governor and the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation on trends in electric utility disconnections based on the reports submitted by electric utilities, the first of which is due by September 1, 2027. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to HB 828."
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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 516"
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citation: "Virginia SB 516 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["R. Creigh Deeds"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 9
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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/1c3d1738-b3d3-4545-bdea-9df160543faf"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB516"
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source_hash: "71211b2dfe52a9c9e31b279de4020d78c86e9a5d2ec1b03908255f48274b0bee"
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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 516 (2026) — Electric utilities; disconnection reports, State Corporation Commission database, annual summary.
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Electric utilities; disconnection reports; State Corporation Commission database; annual summary. Requires each investor-owned utility and electric cooperative operating in the Commonwealth to provide a monthly report on residential account disconnections to the State Corporation Commission. The monthly report is required to include specific information outlined in the bill, including the number of residential accounts involuntarily disconnected due to nonpayment, the amount of time in which such accounts were reconnected to service, the amounts of arrearages attributable to such disconnected accounts and other residential accounts, and information related to how many of the disconnected accounts participate in a payment assistance program or have a serious medical condition certification form on file with the electric utility. The bill requires the Commission to publish the information from such monthly reports in a comprehensive and easily accessible online database. The bill also requires the Commission to submit an annual executive summary to the Governor and the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation on trends in electric utility disconnections based on the reports submitted by electric utilities, the first of which is due by September 1, 2027. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to HB 828.
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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/1090640.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221694.PDF)
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3. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136073.PDF)
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4. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208495.HTML)
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5. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179337.PDF)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213795.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Accede Conference Committee R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concur House Substitute R — **0–40** (fail) · upper
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- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- R. Creigh Deeds — 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 26104599D `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 (SB516)
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- **2026-02-09** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-09** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-10** Committee substitute printed 26107517D-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** Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-02-12** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-13** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB516)
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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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- **2026-02-24** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Committee substitute printed 26108608D-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 (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB516)
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- **2026-03-03** House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-04** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-06** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Conferees: Deeds, Surovell, Obenshain
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- **2026-03-11** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2026-03-11** House Conferees: Herring, Ward, Webert
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- **2026-03-12** Conference Report released
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- **2026-03-13** Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-13** Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N 0-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB516ER) `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 (SB516)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 677 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0677)
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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/1c3d1738-b3d3-4545-bdea-9df160543faf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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