HB 422 — Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within 3-year period for water utilities.
VA 20261 session
Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within three-year period for water utilities. Prohibits a public utility authorized to furnish water or water and sewer service from filing an application for a rate increase more frequently than once in any three-year period. The bill provides exceptions to such prohibition for the utility to file an application (i) for a decrease in rates; (ii) limited to a rate adjustment clause, rider, or surcharge; (iii) for a temporary emergency increase in rates; or (iv) for an increase upon a finding by the State Corporation Commission that extraordinary circumstances exist. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.
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Sponsors (11)
- Nicole Cole (D, VA) — sponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Stacey Annie Carroll (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Joshua G. Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Michael B. Feggans (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
- May Nivar (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Irene Shin (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (40)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Cole (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Irene Shin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Joshua G. Cole (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | May Nivar (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Michael B. Feggans (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Stacey Annie Carroll (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. (R, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no