Virginia House Bill 2744

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Committee substitute printed 25106153D-H1
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades; report. States that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to reduce, wherever feasible and cost-effective, heating-related costs of living for low-income residents. The bill requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to make best, reasonable efforts to provide prescriptive efficiency measures, as defined in the bill, and related efficiency improvements to at least 30 percent of the qualifying households identified by the utility by December 31, 2030, provided that the State Corporation Commission determines that such upgrades are in the public interest. The bill also requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to submit annual reports regarding the provisions of the bill starting on January 1, 2026.

Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report.

Del. Mark Sickles [D]

Del. Michael Webert [R]

2025-01-30 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-28 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-30	House	Committee substitute printed 25106153D-H1
2025-01-30	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2025-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
2025-01-24	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2025-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 25104811D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2744
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2744/text/HB2744
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2744/text/HB2744HC1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2744/text/HB2744H1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2744/text/HB2744H1C
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2744/20251/H14003V2511542
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2744/20251/H14V2512071