# Virginia SB960: Electric utilities; data center cost allocation. Virginia SB960, Electric utilities; data center cost allocation., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Russet Perry (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-22 (Failed to Pass from conference) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB960-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB960 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Electric utilities; data center cost allocation. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-02-22, Failed to Pass from conference - Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (310 yes, 142 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Electric utilities; data center cost allocation. Directs the State Corporation Commission to initiate proceedings to determine if the current allocation of costs among different customer classifications of electric utilities requires customers that are not data centers to unreasonably subsidize the costs of customers that are data centers. If the Commission determines that the current allocation of costs requires customers that are not data centers to unreasonably subsidize the costs of customers that are data centers, the bill directs the Commission to promulgate such rules as necessary to eliminate or minimize such unreasonable subsidies to the maximum possible extent. ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 40 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 63 | 34 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 62 | 34 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 14 | 8 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 26 | 13 | 1 | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 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 with substitute | pass | 11 | 4 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 | | ## Actions (44) - 2025-02-22: Failed to Pass from conference (Senate) - 2025-02-22: No further action taken (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senators: Perry, Deeds, Obenshain (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Shin, Ward, Kilgore (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-20: House requested conference committee (House) - 2025-02-20: House insisted on substitute (House) - 2025-02-19: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Passed House with substitute (63-Y 34-N) (House) - 2025-02-18: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N) (House) - 2025-02-18: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-18: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-17: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee substitute printed 25107287D-H1 (House) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (House) - 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N) (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 (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 (26-Y 13-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read second time (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 with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25106477D-S2 (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Incorporates SB1243(Stuart) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Incorporates SB1243(Stuart) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Incorporates SB1243(Stuart) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Committee substitute printed 25106260D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103266D (Senate) ## Bill text - Substitute, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051607.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051606.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047432.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047431.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038247.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038246.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031225.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031224.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014614.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014613.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 - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051607.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051606.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047432.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047431.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038247.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038246.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031225.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031224.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014614.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014613.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-SB960-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).