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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1002: Utilities, certain; notice procedures for nonpayment.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1002 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Utilities, certain; notice procedures for nonpayment. Primary sponsor: Kathy Tran (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0250).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Electric, natural gas, and water or wastewater utilities; disconnection procedures for nonpayment. Requires certain utilities, for the purposes of required notices related to disconnections for nonpayment, to provide such notices in an additional language for customers residing in a locality that is required to provide voting or election materials in such additional language. The bill prohibits certain utilities from disconnecting a residential customer without making reasonable efforts to offer bill payment assistance, arrange a payment plan, or provide information to the customer for other bill payment assistance or energy savings programs. The bill directs the Department of Elections to post on its website a list of the localities designated as a covered locality for the purposes of providing voting or election materials in an additional minority language by September 1, 2026, and to update such list as necessary.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kathy TranPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Rae CousinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Atoosa ReaserCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Saddam SalimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Kannan SrinivasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0250)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 250 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1002)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1002ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source