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IntroducedJan 12, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Virginia House Bill
Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 02, 2026: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Mar 02, 2026
Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building 15 minutes after the Senate adjourns
Summary
Comments on HB 395
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 22
- Jeion A. Ward
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
- Dan I. Helmer
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Irene Shin
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Michael B. Feggans
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Rae Cousins
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Laura Jane Cohen
- JJ Singh
- May Nivar
- Terry G. Kilgore
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Michael J. Webert
- Tony O. Wilt
- Chris S. Runion
- Jason S. Ballard
- Wren M. Williams
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 98
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Alex Q. Askew
- Terry L. Austin
- Jason S. Ballard
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Katrina Callsen
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Betsy B. Carr
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Mike A. Cherry
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Joshua G. Cole
- Nicole Cole
- Mitchell Cornett
- Rae Cousins
- Will Davis
- Karrie K. Delaney
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- Michael B. Feggans
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
- Lily V. Franklin
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Debra D. Gardner
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Jackie H. Glass
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- Karen Hamilton
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Dan I. Helmer
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Charniele L. Herring
- M. Keith Hodges
- Patrick A. Hope
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Karen Keys-Gamarra
- Terry G. Kilgore
- Paul E. Krizek
- Amy J. Laufer
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Marty Martinez
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Adele Y. McClure
- Garrett McGuire
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- Joseph P. McNamara
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- James W. Morefield
- May Nivar
- Delores Oates
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Justin Pence
- Eric Phillips
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Sam Rasoul
- Atoosa R. Reaser
- David A. Reid
- Chris S. Runion
- Charlie Schmidt
- Don Scott
- Phillip A. Scott
- Holly M. Seibold
- Briana D. Sewell
- Irene Shin
- Marcus B. Simon
- Shelly A. Simonds
- JJ Singh
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Virgil Thornton
- Luke E. Torian
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Wendell S. Walker
- Jeion A. Ward
- R. Lee Ware
- Vivian E. Watts
- Michael J. Webert
- Madison Whittle
- Bill Wiley
- Rodney T. Willett
- Wren M. Williams
- Tony O. Wilt
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
- Scott A. Wyatt
- Eric R. Zehr
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 97
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Alex Q. Askew
- Terry L. Austin
- Jason S. Ballard
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Katrina Callsen
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Betsy B. Carr
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Mike A. Cherry
- Nadarius E. Clark
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Joshua G. Cole
- Nicole Cole
- Mitchell Cornett
- Rae Cousins
- Will Davis
- Karrie K. Delaney
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- Michael B. Feggans
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
- Lily V. Franklin
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Debra D. Gardner
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Jackie H. Glass
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- Karen Hamilton
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Dan I. Helmer
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Charniele L. Herring
- M. Keith Hodges
- Patrick A. Hope
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Karen Keys-Gamarra
- Terry G. Kilgore
- Paul E. Krizek
- Amy J. Laufer
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Marty Martinez
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Adele Y. McClure
- Garrett McGuire
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- Joseph P. McNamara
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- James W. Morefield
- May Nivar
- Delores Oates
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Justin Pence
- Eric Phillips
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Sam Rasoul
- Atoosa R. Reaser
- David A. Reid
- Chris S. Runion
- Charlie Schmidt
- Don Scott
- Phillip A. Scott
- Holly M. Seibold
- Briana D. Sewell
- Irene Shin
- Marcus B. Simon
- Shelly A. Simonds
- JJ Singh
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Virgil Thornton
- Luke E. Torian
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Wendell S. Walker
- Jeion A. Ward
- R. Lee Ware
- Vivian E. Watts
- Michael J. Webert
- Madison Whittle
- Bill Wiley
- Rodney T. Willett
- Wren M. Williams
- Tony O. Wilt
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
- Scott A. Wyatt
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 2
Actions
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Senate committee offered
- Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Senate committee offered
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Read second time
- committee substitute agreed to
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Read first time
- Feb 01, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB395)
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Incorporates HB289 (Anderson)
- Incorporates HB928 (Lopez)
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- House subcommittee offered
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- Jan 19, 2026 | House
- Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
- Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB395)
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104795D
- Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- Labor and Commerce SubstituteHTML
- Labor and Commerce SubstitutePDF
- Labor and Commerce SubstituteHTML
- Labor and Commerce SubstitutePDF
- Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee SubstituteHTML
- Subcommittee #3 Subcommittee SubstitutePDF
- Commerce and Labor SubstituteHTML
- Commerce and Labor SubstitutePDF
- Commerce and Labor SubstituteHTML
- Commerce and Labor SubstitutePDF

