Virginia Commerce and Labor (S02) Committee Docket — 2025-02-03

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Docket for the Virginia Commerce and Labor (S02) committee dated 2025-02-03, in the 2025 Regular session (20251). It lists R. Creigh Deeds as Chair, and the agenda is headed Senate Bill in Committee. The agenda lists SB893 on geothermal heating and cooling systems under the renewable energy portfolio standard program (patron Surovell), SB1058 on a distribution cost sharing program (patron Ebbin), SB1076 on Phase I Utilities securitized asset costs (patron Peake), SB1199 on Medicare supplement policies (patron Deeds), SB1290 on health insurance reimbursement for certain practitioners (patron Deeds) and SB1316 on geothermal electric generating resources (patron McPike).

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TITLE: Virginia Commerce and Labor (S02) Committee Docket — 2025-02-03
DATE: 2025-02-03T16:30:00
SESSION: 2025 Regular (20251)
CHAMBER: Senate

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
  - R. Creigh Deeds (D) Chair

STAFF: Horton, Andrew, Swall, Amanda, Thomas Stevens, Kinzer, Sarah                 , Ali, Marvi

DOCKET / AGENDA:

[Senate Bill in Committee]
  1. SB893 - Renewable energy portfolio standard program; geothermal heating and cooling systems, report.
       Patron(s): Surovell
       Summary: Renewable energy portfolio standard program; geothermal heating and cooling systems; report. For purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard program, requires Dominion Energy Virginia and American Electric Power to procure and retire certain percentages of renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems, as defined in the bill, beginning with the 2026 or 2027 compliance year and thereafter. The bill amends the method by which renewable energy certificates from geothermal heating and cooling systems are calculated and directs the Commission on Electric Utility
  2. SB1058 - Electric utilities; distribution cost sharing program established, etc.
       Patron(s): Ebbin
       Summary: State Corporation Commission; distribution cost sharing program; required distribution system upgrades. Directs the State Corporation Commission by July 1, 2026, to establish by regulation a distribution cost sharing program for Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power to construct distribution system upgrades required to interconnect participating projects, as defined in the bill. The bill directs the Commission to require each such utility to file any tariffs, agreements, or forms necessary for the implementation of the program by December 1, 2026, and to submit a report on the impleme
  3. SB1076 - Phase I Utilities; securitized asset costs, rate increases in certain months prohibited, etc.
       Patron(s): Peake
       Summary: Phase I Utilities; securitized asset costs. Authorizes Appalachian Power to petition the State Corporation Commission for a financing order for securitized asset costs, as defined in the bill. The bill creates the securitized asset cost charge and provides that the revenues generated by this charge, known as securitized asset cost property, are a property right that can be transferred and pledged as security for the securitized asset cost bonds. The bill establishes the procedures for creating, perfecting, and enforcing the security interest in securitized asset cost property. The bill also pr
  4. SB1077 - Electric utilities; regulation, development of renewable energy facilities.
       Patron(s): Peake
       Summary: Regulation of electric utilities; development of renewable energy facilities; powers of State Air Pollution Control Board; powers of State Corporation Commission. Repeals provisions (i) requiring the State Air Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from any electricity generating unit in the Commonwealth and authorizing the Board to establish an auction program for energy allowances; (ii) prohibiting the State Corporation Commission from approving any new utility-owned generation facilities that emit carbon dioxide as a by-product of energy generation,
  5. SB1192 - Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources.
       Patron(s): Deeds
       Summary: Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources; projects on or adjacent to public elementary or secondary schools. Provides that for purposes of compliance with a renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) program, to the extent that low-income qualifying projects, as defined in existing law, are not available and projects located on or adjacent to public elementary or secondary schools are available, a certain percentage of the required projects shall be composed of projects located on or adjacent to public elementary or secondary schools. This bill is ide
  6. SB1199 - Medicare supplement policies; annual open enrollment period, individual Medicare policies, etc.
       Patron(s): Deeds
       Summary: Medicare supplement policies; annual open enrollment period. Requires an insurer, health services plan, or health maintenance organization issuing individual Medicare supplement policies or certificates in the Commonwealth to offer to an individual currently insured under any such policy an annual open enrollment period commencing on the day of the individual's birthday and remaining open for at least 60 days thereafter, during which time the individual may purchase any Medicare supplement policy made available by any insurer in the Commonwealth that offers the same benefits as those provided
  7. SB1290 - Health insurance; reimbursement for services rendered by certain practitioners.
       Patron(s): Deeds
       Summary: Health insurance; reimbursement for services rendered by certain practitioners other than physicians. Requires health insurers and health service plan providers whose accident and sickness insurance policies or subscription contracts cover services that may be legally performed by a physician assistant to provide equal coverage for such services when rendered by a licensed athletic trainer when such services are performed in an office setting. Additionally, the bill requires the reimbursement or payment for a service provided by certain licensed practitioners listed in the bill to be in the sa
  8. SB1316 - Renewable energy portfolio standard eligible sources; geothermal electric generating resources.
       Patron(s): McPike
       Summary: Renewable energy portfolio standard eligible sources; geothermal electric generating resources. Provides that geothermal electric generating resources, as defined in the bill, located in the Commonwealth or physically located within the PJM region are eligible for compliance with renewable energy portfolio standard requirements.

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