VA HB906 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Enacted, Chapter 824 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Enacted, Chapter 824 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Public utilities; municipal utilities; disconnection of service; limitations; consumer protections. Suspends electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities subject to the regulation of the State Corporation Commission from disconnecting service to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees during a state of emergency declared by the Governor and provides that such suspension lasts for 30 days after such declaration of the state of emergency. The bill suspends such electric and gas utilities from disconnecting service to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees when the forecasted temperature low is at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and suspends electric utilities from disconnecting any such customer from service when the forecasted temperature high is at or above 92 degrees Fahrenheit within the 24 hours following the scheduled disconnection. The bill further suspends electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities from disconnecting residential customers from service on Fridays, weekends, state holidays, and the day immediately preceding a state holiday. The bill requires each such utility to notify its residential customers of such utility's disconnection for nonpayment policy and to deliver notice of nonpayment of bills or fees to such customers prior to disconnection.
Title
Public utilities; municipal utilities, disconnection of service, consumer protections.
Sponsors
| Del. Irene Shin [D] | Del. Phil Hernandez [D] | Del. Adele McClure [D] | Del. Atoosa Reaser [D] |
| Del. Jackie Glass [D] | Del. Marcia Price [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 7-N) (Y: 93 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 19-N) (Y: 78 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (76-Y 24-N) (Y: 76 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-17 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 7-N) (Y: 93 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 19-N) (Y: 78 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (76-Y 24-N) (Y: 76 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | Enacted, Chapter 824 (effective 7/1/24) |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Reenrolled bill text (HB906ER2) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Reenrolled |
| 2024-04-17 | Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted | |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-04-17 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-09 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB906ER) |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-04 | House | VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107899D-S1 (78-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB906S1 |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Substitute from Finance and Appropriations ruled out of order 24107922D-S2 |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Commerce and Labor Committee substitute agreed to 24107899D-S1 |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107922D-S2 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107899D-S1 |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-01-31 | House | VOTE: Passage (76-Y 24-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Read third time and passed House (76-Y 24-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Printed as engrossed 24105935D-EH1 |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB906EH1 |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Amendment by Delegate Shin agreed to |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24105935D-H1 |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Committee substitute printed 24105935D-H1 |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104315D |
Same As/Similar To
SB480 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - Enacted, Chapter 790 (effective 7/1/24)
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 | 2121.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 15 | 2 | 2121.6 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
