republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/sb-254.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electric utilities; shared solar programs, Phase II Utility."
description: "Electric utilities; shared solar programs; Phase II Utility. Amends certain provisions related to the shared solar program established by the State Corporation Commission for Dominion Energy Virginia. Under the bill, Dominion Energy Virginia is authorized to release an additional 525 megawatts of capacity as part two of such program upon the earlier of (i) a determination that at least 90 percent of the aggregate program capacity has been subscribed and project construction is substantially complete or (ii) July 1, 2026. The bill directs Dominion Energy Virginia to petition the Commission to initiate a proceeding to determine the capacity for part three of such program on or before part two of such program is substantially complete for 268 megawatts of capacity. The bill directs the Commission to evaluate the costs and benefits of the shared solar program under such proceeding and to consider the results of such proceeding in determining any future allocations of shared solar capacity and changes in program design. The bill directs the Commission to update its regulations on shared solar programs to comply with the provisions of the bill by December 31, 2026, and to require each participating utility to file any tariffs, agreements, or forms necessary for implementation of such programs by March 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 807."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 254"
citation: "Virginia SB 254 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Surovell"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64684996-7a7d-4c58-9220-05a6b8e4b1f5"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB254"
source_hash: "311b42a2f9ffbc22fc3c689f99c0ba3504babec1c188dc313930d0c93fbc89ab"
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 SB 254 (2026) — Electric utilities; shared solar programs, Phase II Utility.

Electric utilities; shared solar programs; Phase II Utility. Amends certain provisions related to the shared solar program established by the State Corporation Commission for Dominion Energy Virginia. Under the bill, Dominion Energy Virginia is authorized to release an additional 525 megawatts of capacity as part two of such program upon the earlier of (i) a determination that at least 90 percent of the aggregate program capacity has been subscribed and project construction is substantially complete or (ii) July 1, 2026. The bill directs Dominion Energy Virginia to petition the Commission to initiate a proceeding to determine the capacity for part three of such program on or before part two of such program is substantially complete for 268 megawatts of capacity. The bill directs the Commission to evaluate the costs and benefits of the shared solar program under such proceeding and to consider the results of such proceeding in determining any future allocations of shared solar capacity and changes in program design. The bill directs the Commission to update its regulations on shared solar programs to comply with the provisions of the bill by December 31, 2026, and to require each participating utility to file any tariffs, agreements, or forms necessary for implementation of such programs by March 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 807.

## 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/1086999.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221643.PDF)
3. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136037.PDF)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188798.PDF)

## Votes

- Passage R — **24–15** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **83–13** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Labor and Commerce — **17–4** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **9–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105210D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB254)
- **2026-02-09** Senate committee offered
- **2026-02-09** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** Committee substitute printed 26107086D-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 (24-Y 15-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-16** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB254)
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-18** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Reported from Labor and Commerce (17-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-27** Passed House (83-Y 13-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB254ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB254)
- **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`
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 671 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0671)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64684996-7a7d-4c58-9220-05a6b8e4b1f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).