# Virginia HB1065: Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service.

Virginia HB1065, Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1065
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-22, Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
- Sponsor: Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (244 yes, 115 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Electric utilities; surplus interconnection service sites. Directs Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to undertake a comprehensive assessment of available interconnection capacity at each such utility's existing and planned intermittent electric generation facilities located in the Commonwealth. The bill directs such utilities to establish pilot programs for energy storage resources and solar generation facilities that utilize surplus interconnection service, as defined in the bill, including a request for proposals. The bill requires such utilities to submit the results of such requests for proposals as part of their 2027 plans and petitions for approval for the development of new solar and onshore wind generation capacity, which plans are required under existing law. This bill is identical to SB 508.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Virginia utilities test unused grid connections: benefit, low. Virginia's Phase I and Phase II utilities must assess connection capacity at existing and planned intermittent power facilities in Virginia. They must identify solar sites in their service areas with signed connection agreements, their capacity rights, and unused connection capacity. They must also…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 22 | 17 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 65 | 35 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 22 | 17 | 1 |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 64 | 34 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 16 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 1 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1089) (Governor)
- 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (HB1065ER2) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (House)
- 2026-04-22: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1089 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor)
- 2026-04-11: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1065) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1065ER) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1065) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 5-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-13: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26107310D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (16-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1065) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105396D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225285.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225284.PDF)
- Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219967.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219966.PDF)
- Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219087.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187104.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187103.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138723.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138722.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132202.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132201.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131635.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131634.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087302.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087301.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225285.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225284.PDF)
- [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219967.HTML)
- [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219966.PDF)
- [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219087.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187104.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187103.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138723.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138722.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132202.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132201.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131635.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131634.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087302.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087301.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1065-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).