# Virginia HB1360: Investor-owned electric utilities; requirements in fuel factor proceedings conducted with SCC.

Virginia HB1360, Investor-owned electric utilities; requirements in fuel factor proceedings conducted with SCC., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Irene Shin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1360)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1360-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1360
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Investor-owned electric utilities; requirements in fuel factor proceedings conducted with SCC.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1360)
- Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (218 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Investor-owned electric utilities; fuel factor proceedings; requirements. Requires that in any fuel factor proceeding conducted with the State Corporation Commission under current law, each investor-owned electric utility shall provide specific information regarding coal-fueled or oil-fueled electric generating units and requires the Commission to make determinations about reasonableness and prudence for the purposes of cost recovery based on such specific information.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger oversight of utility fuel charges: benefit, low. The law requires investor-owned utilities to give more detail in their first fuel factor filing. They must list each hour any coal- or oil-fired unit was set as must-run. They must show that unit’s marginal operating cost for each hour and explain each must-run reason. They must also report the ene…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 21 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-04-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1360) (House)
- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0310) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 310 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1360ER) (House)
- 2026-03-12: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (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: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1360) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-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 26107303D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB1360) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-19: Presented and ordered printed 26104844D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217359.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217358.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202284.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202283.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138728.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138727.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131723.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131722.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091328.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091327.PDF)

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- 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/1217359.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217358.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202284.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202283.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138728.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138727.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131723.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131722.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091328.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091327.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-HB1360-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).