Electric Companies - Billing Information
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 9, 2021
Signed May 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2021 · House of Delegates Mar 17, 2021
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 42
Mar 1, 2021
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173
executive
Apr 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
lower
Mar 20, 2021
Committee
Referred Economic Matters
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Finance
upper
Mar 17, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (121-0-6)
house of delegates
Mar 1, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-2)
senate
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
First Reading Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Hershey
RRepublican
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