HB2744
Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Mark Sickles (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades; report.
States that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to reduce, wherever feasible and cost-effective, heating-related costs of living for low-income residents. The bill requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to make best, reasonable efforts to provide prescriptive efficiency measures, as defined in the bill, and related efficiency improvements ... (More) to at least 30 percent of the qualifying households identified by the utility by December 31, 2030, provided that the State Corporation Commission determines that such upgrades are in the public interest. The bill also requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company to report, no later than January 1, 2027 and in any recurring filing that the Commission deems appropriate, activities, plans, and progress regarding the provisions of the bill. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2025 - House: Presented and ordered printed 25104811D
- 01/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/24/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106153D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 31-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/17/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2744)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate Amendment agreed to by House (70-Y 27-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2744ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
