# Virginia HB921: Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.

Virginia HB921, Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB921
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707)
- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (394 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers; notice period for return to service. Permits an individual nonresidential retail customer of electric energy of Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia whose noncoincident peak demand exceeded five megawatts during the most recent calendar year to purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier within the Commonwealth. Currently, such a customer may only purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier if the customer's peak demand did not exceed one percent of the incumbent electric utility's peak load during the most recent calendar year unless the customer had a noncoincident peak demand of more than 90 megawatts. The bill changes from five years to eighteen months the advance notice period required for such a customer to return to service by an incumbent electric utility. This bill is identical to SB 818.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Businesses can return to utilities sooner: benefit, low. Nonresidential customers who used licensed suppliers after capped rates ended generally need 18 months’ written notice to return to their utility. This replaces five years, or three years for customers covered by the Fixed Resource Requirement capacity rule. The State Corporation Commission can wai…
- More supplier choice for large businesses: benefit, low. Large nonresidential customers of Virginia Phase I or Phase II utilities can choose a licensed electricity supplier. Their peak demand, measured separately from the utility’s peak, must exceed five megawatts in the most recent calendar year. The law removes former limits tied to their share of util…
- Utilities face limits on shifting costs: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Virginia Phase I and Phase II utilities face a limit on requests to shift costs. These requests cover generation and distribution costs tied to customers leaving for licensed suppliers or returning to utility service. Only costs tied to a net gain or loss of at least 100 meg…
- Returning electricity customers face one-year stay: cost, low. Customers returning from a licensed supplier to their Virginia utility must stay for at least 12 months. This applies whether they return before or after the 18-month notice period ends. They cannot switch suppliers again during that required stay.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 36 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 13 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 707 (effective 7/1/2026) (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 (HB921) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB921ER) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-26: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-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 (13-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-10: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26107047D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB921) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104026D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222311.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222310.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187100.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187099.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132095.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132094.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116054.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116053.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115606.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115605.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086477.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086476.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/1222311.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222310.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187100.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187099.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132095.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132094.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116054.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116053.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115606.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115605.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086477.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086476.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-HB921-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).