Legislation - SB0037

Title: Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act)
Sponsored by: Senators Hester, Attar, Augustine, Brooks, Kagan, Simonaire, and M. Washington
Status: In the House - Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring an electric company, other than a municipal electric utility, by February 1 each year, to submit a report to the Public Service Commission regarding each recorded vote cast by the electric company and any of State affiliate of the electric company at a meeting of a regional transmission organization.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Economic Matters

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0121

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0682 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 11/01/2024 Legislative Date 11/01/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/27/2025 Legislative Date 1/27/2025 Action Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/24/2025 Legislative Date 2/24/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/25/2025 Legislative Date 2/11/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {173324/1 Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/25/2025 Legislative Date 2/11/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2025 Legislative Date 2/13/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/28/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Referred Economic Matters Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2025 Legislative Date 3/31/2025 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2025 Legislative Date 3/16/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	11/01/2024	11/01/2024	Pre-filed
Senate	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act)
Senate	1/27/2025	1/27/2025	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/24/2025	2/24/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	2/25/2025	2/11/2025	Favorable with Amendments {173324/1 Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/25/2025	2/11/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act)
Senate	2/27/2025	2/13/2025	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/28/2025	2/25/2025	Referred Economic Matters	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/31/2025	3/31/2025	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	3/31/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	54 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2025	3/16/2025	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	56 Click to view Recorded Media

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