SB 751 — Utility Facilities Act; definition of public utility.
VA 20261 session
Utility Facilities Act; definition of public utility. Provides that for the purposes of the Utility Facilities Act, the term "public utility" does not include any company that owns or operates one or more facilities for the generation, distribution, or storage of electric energy exclusively for consumption by one or more customers located on the site of such facilities or on adjoining property, provided that such facilities are connected on the customer's side of the electric meter and electricity is delivered without the use of a public utility's distribution or transmission system. The bill also provides that after such a facility operates within the certificated service territory of an electric utility for a duration of five years, such company is required to submit to such public utility a written offer for the sale of such facility.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (14)
- Bill DeSteph (R, VA) — sponsor
- R. Creigh Deeds (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Luther Cifers, III (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Christie New Craig (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Adam P. Ebbin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- T. Travis Hackworth (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Emily M. Jordan (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Mark J. Peake (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Todd E. Pillion (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Bryce E. Reeves (R, VA) — cosponsor
- William M. Stanley, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Richard H. Stuart (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (4)
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1 typed relationship in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Commerce and Labor | — | va-leg |
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 | Bill DeSteph (R, state_upper VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Adam P. Ebbin (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bryce E. Reeves (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Christie New Craig (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Emily M. Jordan (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Luther Cifers, III (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Mark J. Peake (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | R. Creigh Deeds (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Richard H. Stuart (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | T. Travis Hackworth (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Todd E. Pillion (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | William M. Stanley, Jr. (R, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Commerce and Labor · va-leg