HB 2470 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Electric utilities; construction of certain transmission lines, notice required.

Summary

Electric utilities; construction of certain transmission lines; notice required. Requires any electric utility that is responsible for the construction, operation, or maintenance of an electric transmission line of 138 kilovolts or more within a locality to provide at least 180 days' written notice to the governing body of such locality prior to the construction of such transmission line.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025

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Introduced → HLC Sub: Subcommittee #3 Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original introduction to a substitute version, changing the notice timeline from 180 days to 90 days and adjusting the trigger point from prior to construction to prior to filing an application with the State Corporation Commission. The amendment also clarifies the definition of 'electric utility' by explicitly excluding Phase I and Phase II Utilities and their affiliates.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by changing when notice must be given (from before construction to before application filing) and by adding a specific exclusion for certain utility types.

TIMELINE

Notice period reduced from 180 days to 90 days prior to filing an application with the State Corporation Commission.

REQUIREMENT

Notice requirement now tied to application filing rather than construction start date.

Notice content now requires description of routes the utility anticipates proposing in the application, rather than the proposed route itself.

DEFINITION

Explicitly excludes Phase I and Phase II Utilities and their affiliates from the definition of 'electric utility'.

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Committee

Jan 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors