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type: "Bill"
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title: "Energy efficiency programs; definitions, incremental annual savings."
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description: "Energy efficiency programs; incremental annualsavings. Provides that it is in the public interest and the policyof the Commonwealth to deploy demand-side management programs andenergy efficiency measures throughout the Commonwealth to achievethe greatest possible reductions in energy consumption. The billpermits the State Corporation Commission to increase or decreasean investor-owned electric utility's combined rate of return basedon the utility's success in complying with energy efficiency programtargets in existing law. Additionally, the bill states that \"in thepublic interest\" for the purpose of assessing energy efficiency programsmeans that the Commission determines that the program is cost-effective.Finally, the bill directs the Commission to promulgate regulationsno later than December 31, 2025, establishing a single, consistent cost-effectiveness test for use in evaluating proposed energy efficiency programs."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 746"
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citation: "Virginia HB 746 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michael J. Webert"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c690e36-18ed-47b0-aa57-f966b1b4d583"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB746"
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source_hash: "e7b071542a83cbdc40823affafa54717745e6169b160b0c7655964a7cc3c1401"
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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 HB 746 (2024) — Energy efficiency programs; definitions, incremental annual savings.
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Energy efficiency programs; incremental annualsavings. Provides that it is in the public interest and the policyof the Commonwealth to deploy demand-side management programs andenergy efficiency measures throughout the Commonwealth to achievethe greatest possible reductions in energy consumption. The billpermits the State Corporation Commission to increase or decreasean investor-owned electric utility's combined rate of return basedon the utility's success in complying with energy efficiency programtargets in existing law. Additionally, the bill states that "in thepublic interest" for the purpose of assessing energy efficiency programsmeans that the Commission determines that the program is cost-effective.Finally, the bill directs the Commission to promulgate regulationsno later than December 31, 2025, establishing a single, consistent cost-effectiveness test for use in evaluating proposed energy efficiency programs.
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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. **CHAP0818** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0818)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24106758D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB746H1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 24107976D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB746S1)
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4. **HB746ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB746ER)
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5. **HB746ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB746ER2)
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6. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101834D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB746)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 3-N) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) — **8–2** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (21-Y 18-N) — **21–18** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (90-Y 7-N) — **89–7** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 8-N) — **89–8** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 5-N) — **94–5** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Michael J. Webert — primary (person)
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- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101834D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-16** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Impact statement from SCC (HB746)
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- **2024-02-06** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-06** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Committee substitute printed 24106758D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-11** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to 24106758D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB746H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Passage (90-Y 7-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-20** Impact statement from SCC (HB746H1)
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- **2024-02-26** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-26** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Committee substitute printed 24107976D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-28** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-29** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-29** Committee substitute agreed to 24107976D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-29** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2024-02-29** Amendment by Senator Deeds agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB746S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-29** Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (21-Y 18-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 24107976D-S1 (90-Y 8-N) `amendment-passage, substitution`
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- **2024-03-04** VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 8-N)
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- **2024-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB746ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** Impact statement from SCC (HB746S1)
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- **2024-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 5-N)
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- **2024-04-17** VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 5-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (HB746ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 818 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0818)
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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/4c690e36-18ed-47b0-aa57-f966b1b4d583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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