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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electric utilities; electric grid utilization metrics; State Corporation Commission."
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description: "Phase I and Phase II Utilities; electric grid utilization metrics. Requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval of grid utilization metrics by October 15, 2026, which petition may be consolidated with the integrated resource plan filing for Dominion Energy in 2026. Under the bill, the petition shall include certain assessments comparing current electric grid system performance with optimal utilization of existing electric grid assets. The bill also requires the Commission to include in an existing annual report its findings on each applicable utility's assessment of relevant grid utilization metrics, which shall include an analysis of the potential for each applicable utility to increase electric grid utilization through the deployment of non-wires alternatives. This bill is identical to SB 621."
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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 434"
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citation: "Virginia HB 434 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Destiny LeVere Bolling"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5420d465-df8a-41bc-966b-1f6497950387"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB434"
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source_hash: "96fa2f07718659ebd23b6071610f60b6d7b96a1fc9e4e45c4eee8a9a7b4065d3"
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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 434 (2026) — Electric utilities; electric grid utilization metrics; State Corporation Commission.
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Phase I and Phase II Utilities; electric grid utilization metrics. Requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval of grid utilization metrics by October 15, 2026, which petition may be consolidated with the integrated resource plan filing for Dominion Energy in 2026. Under the bill, the petition shall include certain assessments comparing current electric grid system performance with optimal utilization of existing electric grid assets. The bill also requires the Commission to include in an existing annual report its findings on each applicable utility's assessment of relevant grid utilization metrics, which shall include an analysis of the potential for each applicable utility to increase electric grid utilization through the deployment of non-wires alternatives. This bill is identical to SB 621.
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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/1084421.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218873.PDF)
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3. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177689.PDF)
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4. **Labor and Commerce Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098727.PDF)
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5. **Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094753.PDF)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1193801.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **93–4** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — primary (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104943D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-01-27** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-27** Committee substitute printed 26105878D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-01-29** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-30** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-01-30** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-01** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB434)
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- **2026-02-02** Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-03** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Committee substitute printed 26108393D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-25** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-25** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-25** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-26** Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-02-26** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-26** Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-05** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-05** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB434ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB434)
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 611 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0611)
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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/5420d465-df8a-41bc-966b-1f6497950387`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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