# Virginia SB1197: Electric cooperative subsidiaries; customers exceeding 90 megawatts demand. Virginia SB1197, Electric cooperative subsidiaries; customers exceeding 90 megawatts demand., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB1197)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1197-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1197 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Electric cooperative subsidiaries; customers exceeding 90 megawatts demand. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB1197) - Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (308 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Electric cooperative subsidiaries; customers exceeding 90 megawatts demand. Permits electric cooperatives, through one or more of their affiliates, to make unregulated sales of electric power to certain customers that contract for electric utility services to serve a demand that is reasonably expected to exceed 90 megawatts. This bill is identical to HB 2644. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | House Amendment agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Passed House with amendment Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-03-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB1197) (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598) (Governor) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 598 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1197ER) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-19: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Passed House with amendment Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-18: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2025-02-18: Labor and Commerce Amendment agreed to (House) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-17: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-07: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-02-04: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read second time and engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB1197) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104528D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1078090.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1078089.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066396.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066395.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057905.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051637.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018198.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018197.PDF) ## 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 - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1078090.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1078089.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066396.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066395.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1057905.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051637.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018198.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018197.PDF) ## 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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1197-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).