HB 841 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Disaster or emergency; disconnection prohibitions for certain utilities.

Summary
Disaster or emergency; disconnection prohibitionsfor certain utilities. Prohibits electric, gas, water, and wastewaterutilities from disconnecting service to a residential customer fornonpayment of bills or fees during a declared state of emergency,emergency, major disaster, disaster, resource shortage, or localemergency, as those terms are defined in the Code. The prohibitionlasts for 60 days after the state of emergency, emergency, majordisaster, disaster, resource shortage, or local emergency has endedor state or local officials determine that the prohibition need nolonger be in place.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Last action Feb 4, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2022

How they voted

22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
Feb 4, 2022
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 4, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103260D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Alfonso Lopez
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
VA
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