HB 1984 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Electric utilities; triennial review proceeding by SCC, fair rates of return.

Summary
Electric utilities; triennial review; ratesof return. Provides that the State Corporation Commission, in any triennial review proceeding, including the first triennial review proceeding conducted after January 1, 2021, for Dominion EnergyVirginia, may use any methodology it finds consistent with the publicinterest to determine fair rates of return on common equity for the utility's generation and distribution services. In any such triennialreview, regardless of whether the utility earned above or below itsauthorized rate of return during the test period under review, theCommission also may order any increases or decreases to the utility'srates for generation and distribution that it deems necessary andappropriate, as long as the resulting rates provide the utility with the opportunity to (i) fully recover its costs of providing its servicesand (ii) earn an authorized rate of return.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Last action Feb 15, 2021
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned C&L sub: Energy
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101313D
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors

Sponsors