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Each such Chairman may request up to five ratepayer impact statements in any given regular or special session of the General Assembly. Additionally, upon the request of any other member of the General Assembly, the Commission, at the Commission’s discretion, may prepare a ratepayer impact statement for any proposed legislation related to electric utility regulation specified by such member.C\n\nThe Commission shall provide any such ratepayer impact statement to the requesting Chairman or member, the patron of the legislation, and the members of any committee considering the legislation.D\n\nUpon request of the Commission, the State Corporation Commission, the Office of the Attorney General, and all agencies of the Commonwealth shall expeditiously provide the Commission with assistance in the preparation of any ratepayer impact statement including providing the Commission with any necessary data or other relevant information.E\n\nThe Commission shall ensure that any ratepayer impact statement provides a neutral and accurate analysis of the potential impact on ratepayers’ electric bills of the proposed legislation. 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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 753<\/a> and 793<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54941,"section_number":"30-205","catch_line":"(Expires July 1, 2029) Powers and duties of the Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-205\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":200071,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78657,"identifier":"30-205.1","token":"30\/31\/30-205.1","url":"\/30-205.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-205.1\/","token":"30\/31\/30-205.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Expires July 1, 2029) Ratepayer impact statements for electric utility regulation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-205.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Ratepayer” means a residential, commercial, or industrial customer who is billed for the consumption of electricity by an electric utility in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\t“Ratepayer impact statement<\/span>” means a statement prepared using data or other relevant information to estimate the potential impact on ratepayers<\/span>’ electric bills of proposed legislation related to electric utilities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon the request by the Chairman for the House Committee on Labor and Commerce or the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, the Commission shall prepare a ratepayer impact statement<\/span> for any proposed legislation related to electric utility regulation specified by such Chairman. Each such Chairman may request up to five ratepayer impact statements<\/span> in any given regular or special session of the General Assembly. Additionally, upon the request of any other member of the General Assembly, the Commission, at the Commission’s discretion, may prepare a ratepayer impact statement<\/span> for any proposed legislation related to electric utility regulation specified by such member. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission shall provide any such ratepayer impact statement<\/span> to the requesting Chairman or member, the patron of the legislation, and the members of any committee considering the legislation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Upon request of the Commission, the State Corporation Commission, the Office of the Attorney General<\/span>, and all agencies of the Commonwealth shall expeditiously provide the Commission with assistance in the preparation of any ratepayer impact statement<\/span> including providing the Commission with any necessary data or other relevant information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Commission shall ensure that any ratepayer impact statement<\/span> provides a neutral and accurate analysis of the potential impact on ratepayers<\/span>’ electric bills of the proposed legislation. Any ratepayer impact statement<\/span> shall include the methodology used by the Commission to prepare such ratepayer impact statement<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2029) RATEPAYER IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY\nREGULATION (\u00a7 30-205.1)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Ratepayer” means a residential, commercial, or industrial\ncustomer who is billed for the consumption of electricity by an electric utility\nin the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\t“Ratepayer impact statement” means a statement prepared using\ndata or other relevant information to estimate the potential impact on\nratepayers’ electric bills of proposed legislation related to electric\nutilities.\n\nB. Upon the request by the Chairman for the House Committee on Labor and\nCommerce or the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, the Commission shall\nprepare a ratepayer impact statement for any proposed legislation related to\nelectric utility regulation specified by such Chairman. Each such Chairman may\nrequest up to five ratepayer impact statements in any given regular or special\nsession of the General Assembly. Additionally, upon the request of any other\nmember of the General Assembly, the Commission, at the Commission’s\ndiscretion, may prepare a ratepayer impact statement for any proposed\nlegislation related to electric utility regulation specified by such member.\n\nC. The Commission shall provide any such ratepayer impact statement to the\nrequesting Chairman or member, the patron of the legislation, and the members of\nany committee considering the legislation.\n\nD. Upon request of the Commission, the State Corporation Commission, the Office\nof the Attorney General, and all agencies of the Commonwealth shall\nexpeditiously provide the Commission with assistance in the preparation of any\nratepayer impact statement including providing the Commission with any necessary\ndata or other relevant information.\n\nE. The Commission shall ensure that any ratepayer impact statement provides a\nneutral and accurate analysis of the potential impact on ratepayers’\nelectric bills of the proposed legislation. Any ratepayer impact statement shall\ninclude the methodology used by the Commission to prepare such ratepayer impact\nstatement.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 753, 793.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}