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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electric utility infrastructure; Dept. of Energy & SCC to conduct comprehensive analysis, report."
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description: "State Corporation Commission; electric utility infrastructure; report. Directs the Department of Energy (the Department), in consultation with the State Corporation Commission (the Commission), Appalachian Power, and Dominion Energy Virginia, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of existing electric utility infrastructure to identify cost-saving opportunities that improve or preserve electric system reliability as an alternative or supplement to greenfield infrastructure projects. Provided that the Department receives sufficient voluntary financial contributions to engage independent consulting services, the Department and the Commission shall complete the analysis and submit a report to the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2026."
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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: "SB 267"
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citation: "Virginia SB 267 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Schuyler T. VanValkenburg"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 9
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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/dd084fbd-41e4-43ee-bfb8-82534c1a07f8"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB267"
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source_hash: "f2996b0dabba1d3c90256cf1ed15ecda69440465bccf7aac40d00a132438a374"
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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 SB 267 (2026) — Electric utility infrastructure; Dept. of Energy & SCC to conduct comprehensive analysis, report.
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State Corporation Commission; electric utility infrastructure; report. Directs the Department of Energy (the Department), in consultation with the State Corporation Commission (the Commission), Appalachian Power, and Dominion Energy Virginia, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of existing electric utility infrastructure to identify cost-saving opportunities that improve or preserve electric system reliability as an alternative or supplement to greenfield infrastructure projects. Provided that the Department receives sufficient voluntary financial contributions to engage independent consulting services, the Department and the Commission shall complete the analysis and submit a report to the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2026.
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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/1087039.PDF)
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2. **Commerce and Labor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147101.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198820.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102873D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB267)
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- **2026-02-12** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Committee substitute printed 26107973D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-13** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-19** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-19** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-19** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB267)
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- **2026-02-24** Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB267)
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- **2026-02-27** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2026-03-04** Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-10** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB267ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB267)
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- **2026-03-10** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 886 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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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/dd084fbd-41e4-43ee-bfb8-82534c1a07f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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