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HB3546 • 2025

Directs the Public Utility Commission to provide for a classification of service for large energy use facilities.

Directs the Public Utility Commission to provide for a classification of service for large energy use facilities.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Marsh,, Owens,, Senator Sollman,, Representative Grayber,, Senator Golden, Representative Andersen,, Bowman,, Chotzen,, Dobson,, Fahey,, Fragala,, Hudson,, Javadi,, Kropf,, McDonald,, McLain,, Nguyen H,, Sosa,, Tran,, Walters,, Watanabe,, Senator Campos,, Gelser Blouin,, Gorsek,, Jama,, Manning Jr,, Meek,, Neron Misslin,, Patterson,, Pham
Last action
2025-07-07
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-07 House

    Chapter 323, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 16, 2025.

  2. 2025-06-16 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-09 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-09 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-05 House

    House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 37; Nays, 17--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Lewis, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 5--Chaichi, Levy B, Nelson, Nguyen H, Wallan.

  6. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber.

  7. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-05-23 Senate

    Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.

  14. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

  16. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  18. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-04-23 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  20. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Referred to Energy and Environment.

  21. 2025-04-22 House

    Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. Ayes, 41; Nays, 16--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Levy B, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Yunker; Excused, 3--Nguyen H, Smith G, Valderrama.

  22. 2025-04-21 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.

  23. 2025-04-17 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.

  24. 2025-04-16 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.

  25. 2025-04-15 House

    Second reading.

  26. 2025-04-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  27. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  28. 2025-03-06 House

    Public Hearing held.

  29. 2025-02-12 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

  30. 2025-02-11 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells the PUC to provide for a class of service for facilities that use large amounts of energy. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3).
Directs the Public Utility Commission to provide for a classification of service for large energy use facilities. Requires any tariff schedule adopted for the class to allocate the costs of serving large energy use facilities to the facilities and mitigate the risks to other classes of retail electricity consumers. Defines "large energy use facility."
Directs the commission to require an electric company to use a contract when providing electricity service to a large energy use facility. Requires the contract to meet certain requirements and conditions.
Directs the commission to report each even-numbered year to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy on trends in load requirements and other implications from large energy use facilities. Sunsets January 2, 2035.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to large energy use facilities; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned