# Virginia HB975: Electric utilities; notice required for customer return to service.

Virginia HB975, Electric utilities; notice required for customer return to service., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Labor and Commerce) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB975
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Electric utilities; notice required for customer return to service.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Labor and Commerce
- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Labor and Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Electric utilities; notice required for customer return to service. Decreases the required written notice period to 90 days for certain electric energy customers to return to service by an investor-owned utility after purchasing electric energy from other suppliers. Currently, such electric energy customers must provide five years' written notice to return to service by Dominion Energy Virginia or three years' written notice to return to service by Appalachian Power.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Continued to 2025 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with substitute (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2024-02-08: Continued to 2025 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-06: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with substitute (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-06: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (House)
- 2024-01-30: Impact statement from SCC (HB975) (House)
- 2024-01-18: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101570D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB975)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB975)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB975-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).