HB158 • 2026

Enact the Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Sean P. Brennan
Last action
Official status: As Introduced
Effective date: Not listed

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Enact the Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act

To enact section 4933.30 of the Revised Code to enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act" requiring the itemization of all riders, taxes, and other costs on certain utility bills.

What This Bill Does

To enact section 4933.30 of the Revised Code to enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act" requiring the itemization of all riders, taxes, and other costs on certain utility bills.

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Bill History

Ohio Legislature
As Introduced

Official Summary Text

To enact section 4933.30 of the Revised Code to enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act" requiring the itemization of all riders, taxes, and other costs on certain utility bills.

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As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 158

2025-2026

Representatives Brennan, Thomas, D.

Cosponsors: Representatives Fischer,
Dean, Upchurch, Synenberg, McNally, Rogers, Russo, Workman, Somani,
Cockley, Abdullahi, Hall, D.

A
BILL

To
enact section 4933.30 of the Revised Code

to enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act"
requiring the itemization of all riders, taxes, and other costs on
certain utility bills.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
section 4933.30 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
4933.30.
(A)
A utility billing issued from a gas, natural gas, water works, or
electric light company operated for profit or not for profit to a
residential customer shall itemize the following:

(1)
The customer's utility distribution costs;

(2)
The customer's generation costs;

(3)
The customer's transmission costs;

(4)
The customer's supply costs;

(5)
All riders and charges that are separate from the customer's utility
distribution, generation, transmission, or supply costs;

(6)
All taxes and governmental fees.

(B)
Each line item shall contain the amount apportioned to the customer
for the billing period.

Section
2.
Section
4933.30 of the Revised Code shall be known as "The Consumer
Utility Billing Transparency Act."