HB 1075 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility biennial rate review, reports.

Summary

State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility; 2026 biennial rate review; report. Directs the State Corporation Commission to consider certain requirements in the 2026 review of the rates, terms, and conditions for the provision of generation and distribution services by Appalachian Power. The bill directs the Commission to review the decision by Appalachian Power to satisfy its capacity obligations with the regional transmission entity through a fixed resource requirement alternative. The bill also directs the Commission to conduct a review of Appalachian Power's efforts to improve system efficiency, resilience, and reliability to address rising costs of responding to severe weather events. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report summarizing its review and providing recommendations by September 1, 2027, or to include such report as part of an existing annual report.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Mar 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

Labor and Commerce Substitute → Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee Substitute · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill underwent significant formatting and layout changes during its legislative journey, with no substantive policy modifications to the actual content. The text of the bill itself remains identical, preserving the same requirements for the State Corporation Commission regarding utility rate reviews, capacity obligations, and severe weather resilience assessments.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout were substantially altered, including removal of original header information and addition of new page numbering, session dates, and committee identifiers. The actual legislative text and policy provisions remain unchanged.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

73–12

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 87

Feb 17, 2026

D Democratic52

51 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican35

22 Yea 12 Nay 1

62% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (85-Y 12-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors