HB884
Electric utilities; Percentage of Income Payment Program, eligibility.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 17, 2026
House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Charniele Herring (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Electric utilities; Percentage of Income Payment Program; eligibility.
Amends the Percentage of Income Payment Program, which provides electric bill payment assistance to eligible customers, to include participation by any retail electric customer of Dominion Energy Virginia or Appalachian Power with a household income at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and directs the Department of ... (More) Social Services to update its rules and guidelines related to the Program accordingly. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104182D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/22/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/25/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB884)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB884)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
