Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2281: Electric utilities; municipal and state power aggregation.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2281 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Electric utilities; municipal and state power aggregation. Primary sponsor: Joe McNamara (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in Labor and Commerce.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Electric utilities; municipal and state power aggregation; State Corporation Commission. Permits municipalities to aggregate the electric energy load of residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers within its boundaries on an opt-in or opt-out basis if the retail electric customers are not already being served by a licensed supplier. The bill also requires the State Corporation Commission to promulgate rules as necessary to ensure that the provisions of the bill do not create an unreasonable shifting of costs to nonparticipating customers and to ensure that in all integrated resource plans and cost recovery proceedings no incumbent electric utility is improperly incorporating the loads of retail electric customers into its forecasts or load projections.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McNamara | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 40 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Labor and Commerce
- Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB2281)
- Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102413D