HB 764 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Public utilities; discounted water and sewer fees, Town of Hurt.

Summary
Public utilities; discounted water and sewer fees; Town of Hurt. Adds the Town of Hurt to those localities that may develop criteria for providing discounted water and sewer fees and charges for low-income, elderly, or disabled customers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill has been officially enacted into law as Chapter 420 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy text regarding discounted water and sewer fees for low-income, elderly, or disabled customers in the Town of Hurt and other localities remains unchanged from the enrolled version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still applies to the Town of Hurt and other qualifying localities.
TECHNICAL

Added official chapter number (Chapter 420) and approval date (April 8, 2026) to the document header.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing in the text to match the standard formatting of enacted Virginia statutes.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 420 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB764ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Eric Zehr
Eric Zehr
RRepublican
VA
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