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SB 2497: PUC; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; BILL IMPACT ANALYSES; CUSTOMER TRANSPARENCY; RATEPAYERS; REPORTS

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-23

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-24: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires electric utilities, excluding electric cooperatives, to maintain an online bill impact analysis tool for electric generation projects that provides full disclosure to ratepayers of the top-level assumptions used to calculate the per-project impact on customer bills.  Requires electric utilities to submit an annual report to the Public Utilities Commission.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection21MIN
Feb 4, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs21MIN
Feb 4, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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