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SB88 • 2025

Prohibits an electric or gas company from recovering from ratepayers costs or expenses associated with advertising, political influence activity, litigation, penalties or fines and certain compensation.

Prohibits an electric or gas company from recovering from ratepayers costs or expenses associated with advertising, political influence activity, litigation, penalties or fines and certain compensation.

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  3. 2025-03-28 Senate

    Recommedation: Without recommendation as to passage rescind subsequent referral to Judiciary and be referred to Rules.

  4. 2025-03-28 Senate

    Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.

  5. 2025-03-28 Senate

    Referred to Rules by order of the President.

  6. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Work Session held.

  7. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  8. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Energy and Environment, then Judiciary.

  9. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Bans a power or gas company from including in its rates certain costs or expenses. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Prohibits an electric or gas company from recovering from ratepayers costs or expenses associated with advertising, political influence activity, litigation, penalties or fines and certain compensation.
Directs the Public Utility Commission to limit the amount that an electric or gas company may recover from ratepayers for costs and expenses incurred by the electric or gas company in preparing for, attending, participating in or appealing a contested proceeding conducted before the commission.
Requires an electric or gas company to submit an annual report to the commission that includes an itemized list of all costs and expenses incurred by the electric or gas company that are nonrecoverable from ratepayers.
Imposes civil penalties for violations.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to expenditures nonrecoverable from ratepayers; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee