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type: "Bill"
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title: "Advanced leak detection technologies; SCC shall establish standards for use by certain facilities."
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description: "State Corporation Commission; pipeline leak detection and repair standards. Directs the State Corporation Commission to promulgate regulations establishing standards for the use of pipeline leak detection technologies for intrastate natural gas distribution facilities operated by certain utilities, as informed by a federal rulemaking on gas pipeline safety. The provisions of the bill and any such regulations shall expire upon the effective date of any final rule under the federal rulemaking on gas pipeline safety."
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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: "HB 1073"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1073 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sam Rasoul"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79635571-aa64-48c7-9bfe-1dcb41bbab6b"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1073"
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source_hash: "798fcf0eaf7673d5b127a5239b218b0656e75aa6fc1b19680dd8d38a986aaf6e"
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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 1073 (2026) — Advanced leak detection technologies; SCC shall establish standards for use by certain facilities.
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State Corporation Commission; pipeline leak detection and repair standards. Directs the State Corporation Commission to promulgate regulations establishing standards for the use of pipeline leak detection technologies for intrastate natural gas distribution facilities operated by certain utilities, as informed by a federal rulemaking on gas pipeline safety. The provisions of the bill and any such regulations shall expire upon the effective date of any final rule under the federal rulemaking on gas pipeline safety.
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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/1087317.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217998.PDF)
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3. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115343.PDF)
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4. **Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103852.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210904.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sam Rasoul — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102566D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-27** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1073)
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- **2026-01-29** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-03** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Committee substitute printed 26106544D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1073)
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- **2026-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-06** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-10** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-09** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1073ER) `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 (HB1073)
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 446 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0446)
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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/79635571-aa64-48c7-9bfe-1dcb41bbab6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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