Legislation - HB1532

Title: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
Sponsored by: The Speaker and Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo, Allen, Behler, Foley, Guyton, Healey, Holmes, J. Long, Lewis, Odom, Stein, and Ziegler
Status: In the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Moving the electric universal service program to the Office of Home Energy Programs; altering certain provisions relating to and establishing certain requirements for large load customers; requiring by January 1, 2028, the Public Service Commission to publish on its website an annual rate report for each public service company in the State; altering and authorizing the recovery of certain costs by electric and gas companies; altering certain authorized rate structures for electricity supply; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Emergency Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Continuing the Next Generation Energy Act Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/13/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {823929/1 Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Motion Laid Over (Delegate Korman) Adopted Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {823929/1 Adopted Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {513928/1 (Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee) Adopted Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {813424/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-97) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {303024/1 (Delegate Howard) Rejected (39-96) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {303926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {303424/1 (Delegate Pippy) Withdrawn Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {283823/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected (37-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {283429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (31-99) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {423729/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {863121/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (34-99) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {663523/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (37-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {993026/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (24-99) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {513823/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (35-94) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {403425/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-90) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {713521/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (38-95) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {393429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Withdrawn Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {793623/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (33-99) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {693028/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (31-100) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {603022/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (37-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {403924/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (36-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {423827/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-96) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {113421/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (36-97) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (108-25) Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 4/02/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/15/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {393820/1 Adopted Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/15/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2026 Legislative Date 3/17/2026 Action Floor Amendment {353225/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2026 Legislative Date 3/17/2026 Action Third Readings Passed with Amendments (38-4) Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton) Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/30/2026 Action Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/30/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (105-27) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (32-13) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted (33-11) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (35-11) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/31/2026 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Continuing the Next Generation Energy Act
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2026	3/13/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Favorable with Amendments {823929/1	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Motion Laid Over (Delegate Korman) Adopted	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Favorable with Amendments {823929/1 Adopted	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {513928/1 (Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee) Adopted	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {813424/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-97)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {303024/1 (Delegate Howard) Rejected (39-96)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {303926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {303424/1 (Delegate Pippy) Withdrawn	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {283823/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected (37-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {283429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (31-99)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {423729/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {863121/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (34-99)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {663523/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (37-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {993026/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (24-99)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {513823/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (35-94)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {403425/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-90)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {713521/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (38-95)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {393429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Withdrawn	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {793623/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (33-99)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {693028/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (31-100)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {603022/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (37-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {403924/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (36-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {423827/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-96)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {113421/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (36-97)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	39 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
House	3/17/2026	3/03/2026	Third Reading Passed (108-25)	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2026	3/02/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2026	4/02/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/02/2026	3/15/2026	Favorable with Amendments {393820/1 Adopted	54 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2026	3/15/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	54 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2026	3/17/2026	Floor Amendment {353225/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2026	3/17/2026	Third Readings Passed with Amendments (38-4)	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/22/2026	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/22/2026	House Requests Senate Recede	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/22/2026	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton)	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	House Requests Senate Recede	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	Senate Refuses Recede	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2026	3/24/2026	Senate Refuses Recede	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2026	3/24/2026	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	3/30/2026	Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	3/30/2026	Third Reading Passed (105-27)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Conference Committee Report {583123/1	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (32-13)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted (33-11)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Third Reading Passed (35-11)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	3/31/2026	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act

File Code

Subjects

Statutes

Article - Public Utilities

( 2-124, 3-106, 4-203.1, 4-212, 4-213, 4-309, 4-504, 7-1001, 7-1005, 7-1006, 7-1007, 7-109, 7-1201, 7-1216, 7-1220, 7-1224, 7-1225, 7-1302, 7-1304, 7-204, 7-207, 7-207.6, 7-207.7, 7-208, 7-216.1, 7-221, 7-222, 7-223, 7-225, 7-226, 7-227, 7-228, 7-229, 7-232 through 7-234, 7-306, 7-306.2, 7-306.4, 7-321, 7-505, 7-510, 7-510.3, 7-512.1 )