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| Bill | Underground transmission lines; pilot program, clarifies qualifying projects, report. | Pilot program for underground transmission lines; qualifying projects; levy; report. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission, in reviewing any application submitted by a public utility for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an electrical transmission line of 500 kilovolts filed between January 1, 2025, and July 1, 2033, to approve up to four applications for qualifying projects to be constructed in whole or in part underground as part of the pilot program for underground transmission lines and to provide an expedited review of any such application. The bill removes certain provisions related to the existing pilot program.Under the bill, a project shall be qualified if (i) the Commission finds that an engineering analysis demonstrates that it is technically feasible to place the proposed line in whole or in part underground, (ii) the application contains certain information regarding projections of project costs, (iii) the application contains evidence that the governing body of each locality in which at least a portion of the proposed line will be placed underground supports the project's inclusion in the program and agrees to meet its related funding obligations, and (iv) the Commission finds the overall cost of the project reasonable and consistent with the public interest. The bill permits the Commission to deny an application for a project that otherwise meets the criteria to qualify, provided that the Commission publicly shares its rationale for doing so.The bill requires at least 50 percent of the marginal costs, as defined in the bill, of the portion of a qualifying project chosen to be placed underground within a locality pursuant to its provisions to be paid by such locality. The bill permits such a locality to meet such requirement through imposing a levy that meets certain requirements on electric utility customers within the locality, issuing a general obligation bond subject to a referendum, allocating its own funds, or any combination of such methods. The bill extends the Commission's final report deadline for the pilot program from December 1, 2024, to December 1, 2034. This bill is identical to HB 1487. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 827 | Virginia SB 827 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 827 (2026) — Underground transmission lines; pilot program, clarifies qualifying projects, report.
Pilot program for underground transmission lines; qualifying projects; levy; report. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission, in reviewing any application submitted by a public utility for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an electrical transmission line of 500 kilovolts filed between January 1, 2025, and July 1, 2033, to approve up to four applications for qualifying projects to be constructed in whole or in part underground as part of the pilot program for underground transmission lines and to provide an expedited review of any such application. The bill removes certain provisions related to the existing pilot program.Under the bill, a project shall be qualified if (i) the Commission finds that an engineering analysis demonstrates that it is technically feasible to place the proposed line in whole or in part underground, (ii) the application contains certain information regarding projections of project costs, (iii) the application contains evidence that the governing body of each locality in which at least a portion of the proposed line will be placed underground supports the project's inclusion in the program and agrees to meet its related funding obligations, and (iv) the Commission finds the overall cost of the project reasonable and consistent with the public interest. The bill permits the Commission to deny an application for a project that otherwise meets the criteria to qualify, provided that the Commission publicly shares its rationale for doing so.The bill requires at least 50 percent of the marginal costs, as defined in the bill, of the portion of a qualifying project chosen to be placed underground within a locality pursuant to its provisions to be paid by such locality. The bill permits such a locality to meet such requirement through imposing a levy that meets certain requirements on electric utility customers within the locality, issuing a general obligation bond subject to a referendum, allocating its own funds, or any combination of such methods. The bill extends the Commission's final report deadline for the pilot program from December 1, 2024, to December 1, 2034. This bill is identical to HB 1487.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Commerce and Labor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
- Conference Report Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Labor and Commerce Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — 11–4 (pass) · upper
- Accede Conference Committee R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Concur House Substitute R — 0–40 (fail) · upper
- H VOTE: — 62–34 (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — 28–11 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 26–12 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — 15–7 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 62–36 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kannan Srinivasan — primary (person)
- David W. Marsden — cosponsor (person)
- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-23 Presented and ordered printed 26106042D
introduction - 2026-01-23 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2026-02-05 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB827)
- 2026-02-09 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-09 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-10 Committee substitute printed 26107558D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-11 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-11 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-12 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-13 Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 12-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-24 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-24 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-24 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2026-02-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB827)
- 2026-03-03 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Committee substitute printed 26109087D-H1
substitution - 2026-03-05 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-06 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-06 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-03-06 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-06 Passed House with substitute (62-Y 36-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-10 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-11 House insisted on substitute
substitution - 2026-03-11 House requested conference committee
referral-committee - 2026-03-12 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-12 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 2026-03-12 Senate Conferees: Srinivasan, Surovell, Stanley
- 2026-03-12 Conferees appointed by House
- 2026-03-12 House Conferees: Singh, Sullivan, O'Quinn
- 2026-03-13 Conference Report released
- 2026-03-14 Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-14 Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB827)
- 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB827ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB827)
- 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 864 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/19078049-5ba2-4cc5-939b-404a261b0e7d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).