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Legislation


2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 72

File Code: Utility Regulation
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled:
Gas Companies - Alternative Forms of Regulation

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Public Service Commission to regulate the services of a gas company through alternative forms of regulation if the Public Service Commission makes specified findings; providing criteria for the findings; authorizing a gas company to justify specified costs using an incentive mechanism to share total commodity costs among ratepayers and shareholders; providing that the shared costs may be positive or negative; and defining "total commodity costs".

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Finance
Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Green) Adopted
Referred Finance
1/19
Hearing 2/1 at 1:00 p.m.
1/20
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/1 at 2:00 p.m.
3/7

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/8
Favorable with Amendments
Recommit to Committee Finance (Senator Astle)
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Finance Comm., Chairman
Departmental
Public Service Comm.

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
RULES AND REGULATIONS
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Utility Companies
( 4-307 , 4-402 )
Real Property
( 14-117 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 607079/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2005   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
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