Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB385
Simplified Rate Filing for Utilities
Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM
In one sentence
This bill changes how public utilities in Alaska ask permission to change their prices by creating a simpler filing process.
What it does
- Requires the commission to make rules that set a price range for rate adjustments using a simplified method.
- Allows electric cooperatives and local exchange telephone companies to apply for this simplified procedure.
- States that the commission must approve an application if the utility meets all rule requirements.
- Gives the commission power to check how utilities use the process at regular times.
- Lets the commission cancel permission or fix rate errors if problems are found.
Who it affects
- Electric cooperatives in Alaska
- Local exchange telephone companies in Alaska
- The state regulatory commission
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not say exactly how much the rates can change, only that a range will be set by future rules.
- The text does not list specific dates when these new rules must start or end.
- It is unclear what exact steps utilities must take to prove they meet the requirements.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Simplified rate filing procedure
- A method for utilities to adjust their rates over a period of time based on rules set by the commission.
- Commission
- The state agency that makes rules and approves price changes for public utilities.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
SIMPLIFIED RATE FILING FOR UTILITIES An Act relating to a simplified rate filing procedure for public utilities.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Location Change --Text
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 08:00 AM BARNES 124Text
- (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to 08:00 am 5/14--Text
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124Text
- (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE2079
- (H) L&C, CRA2079
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS2079