republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-466.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings."
description: "State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings. Requires the State Corporation Commission to complete proceedings involving an application for a certificate, permit, or approval required for the construction or operation by a public utility of certain transmission lines within nine months following such application, as required by current law for small renewable energy projects. The bill permits the Commission to enlarge such nine-month period for up to 120 days for applications regarding certain transmission lines. This bill is identical to SB 310."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 466"
citation: "Virginia HB 466 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Jane Cohen"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bdcbffc-14dc-443b-89ae-90ef4565ec73"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB466"
source_hash: "32ede92fa6e8156dda24d485239e81be734689e5416bc205eaa673ebcaf98baa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 466 (2026) — State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings.

State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings. Requires the State Corporation Commission to complete proceedings involving an application for a certificate, permit, or approval required for the construction or operation by a public utility of certain transmission lines within nine months following such application, as required by current law for small renewable energy projects. The bill permits the Commission to enlarge such nine-month period for up to 120 days for applications regarding certain transmission lines. This bill is identical to SB 310.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084560.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216705.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104841.PDF)
4. **Labor and Commerce Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103537.HTML)
5. **Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098984.HTML)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187095.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Commerce and Labor — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **77–21** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) — **15–7** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **36–4** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laura Jane Cohen — primary (person)
- T. Travis Hackworth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101637D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
- **2026-01-29** Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-03** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-03** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2026-02-04** Read third time and passed House (77-Y 21-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-05** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB466)
- **2026-02-23** Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-25** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-25** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-03** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB466ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB466)
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 148 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0148)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9bdcbffc-14dc-443b-89ae-90ef4565ec73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).