# Virginia SB339: SCC; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities, definitions.

Virginia SB339, SCC; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities, definitions., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Russet Perry (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-03-05 (Continued to 2027 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB339
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: SCC; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities, definitions.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Continued to 2027 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Subcommittee #3
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (89 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

State Corporation Commission; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities. Directs the State Corporation Commission to conduct proceedings to review cost allocation among different customer classifications for certain electric utilities. For Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power, the Commission is directed to determine if the cost allocation of transmission costs require customers that are not high-load customers, as defined in the bill, to unreasonably subsidize the transmission costs attributable to serving high-load customers by January 1, 2027. For Dominion Energy, the Commission is directed to determine if the current allocation of generation and distribution costs require customers that are not high-load customers to unreasonably subsidize the generation and distribution costs attributable to serving high-load customers by January 1, 2028.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Continued to 2027 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute | pass | 14 | 1 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-05: Continued to 2027 in Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-03-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-03-03: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB339) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-02-24: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107935D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB339) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104824D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191379.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191378.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147117.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147116.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145042.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145041.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089679.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089677.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
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191379.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191378.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147117.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147116.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145042.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145041.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089679.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089677.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-SB339-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).