Public Utilities

State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to key infrastructure assets and declaring an emergency. [SB-64]
Amend KRS 511.100 to include cable, telephone, and broadband facilities; amend KRS 512.020 to include damaging or taking possession of a key infrastructure asset.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 42) on 03/19/2025

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to sanitation districts. [HB-85]
Amend KRS 220.510 to establish controls for sanitation districts when charging fees, taxes, or other charges to property owners or to other persons for the provision of services; provide that the Act may be cited as the Ensuring Fair Sewer Charges Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Felicia Rabourn 3rd Reading, Passed 68-23 With Floor Amendments (1) And (2) on 03/12/2025

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 307 [SCR-44]
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 307

  

Sponsored by: Sen. 11:50 A.m. 6/5/24 Transmitted To Governor on 10/09/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

A RESOLUTION confirming the reappointment of Mary Pat Regan to the Public Service Commission. [SR-295]
Confirm the reappointment of Mary Pat Regan to the Public Service Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2027.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams Introduced In Senate on 04/15/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

A RESOLUTION recognizing April 18, 2024, as National Lineman Appreciation Day. [HR-146]
Recognize April 18, 2024, as National Lineman Appreciation Day.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King Adopted By Voice Vote on 04/12/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

A RESOLUTION recognizing April 18, 2024, as National Lineman Appreciation Day. [SR-247]
Recognize April 18, 2024, as National Lineman Appreciation Day.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brandon Smith Adopted By Voice Vote on 04/12/2024

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2024 Regular Session

Adds to existing law to prohibit public utilities from requiring the disclosure of full social security numbers as a condition of receiving any product, commodity, or service provided by the public utility and to provide an exception. [HB-727]
PUBLIC UTILITIES -- Adds to existing law to prohibit public utilities from requiring the disclosure of full social security numbers as a condition of receiving any product, commodity, or service provided by the public utility and to provide an exception.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Reported Signed By Governor On April 4, 2024 Session Law Chapter 272 Effective: 07/01/2024 on 04/03/2024

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Rca Regulate Natural Gas Storage Facility [HB-394]
An Act relating to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska and regulation of the service of natural gas storage and liquefied natural gas import facilities; relating to records of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; relating to rates established by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Referred To Resources on 05/03/2024

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2024 Regular Session

Adds to existing law to prohibit public utilities from requiring the disclosure of social security numbers as a condition of receiving any product, commodity, or service provided by the public utility. [HB-711]
PUBLIC UTILITIES -- Adds to existing law to prohibit public utilities from requiring the disclosure of social security numbers as a condition of receiving any product, commodity, or service provided by the public utility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Introduced, Read First Time, Referred To Jra For Printing on 03/13/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 18, 2024, as Natural Gas Utility Worker Appreciation Day in Kentucky. [SR-208]
Recognize March 18, 2024, as Natural Gas Utility Worker Appreciation Day in Kentucky.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donald Douglas Adopted By Voice Vote on 03/15/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 18, 2024, as Natural Gas Utility Worker Appreciation Day in Kentucky. [HR-135]
Recognize March 18, 2024, as Natural Gas Utility Worker Appreciation Day in Kentucky.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery To House Floor on 03/15/2024

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Electric Utility Regulation [SB-257]
An Act relating to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; relating to public utilities; relating to electric reliability organizations; relating to the Alaska Energy Authority; relating to the Railbelt Transmission Organization; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. L&c Rpt Cs 1dp 2nr 1am Same Title on 04/30/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to utility pole replacement. [SB-361]
Amend KRS 224A.1123 to remove the requirement that an eligible pole replacement be located in an unserved area; allow for an eligible pole replacement to be made in order to provide qualifying broadband service access to underserved areas; include a pole owner as an eligible applicant for a pole replacement if it has received written notification from a qualified broadband service provider of the provider's planned route for deploying qualifying broadband service and the pole owner replaces a pole along the planned route that would not otherwise (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jay Williams To Natural Resources & Energy (s) on 03/01/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to energy policy and declaring an emergency. [SB-349]
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to make findings and declarations; defines terms; establishes the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and administratively attaches it to the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (UK CAER); provides for membership of the commission board and executive committee; provides for gubernatorial appointments of members of the commission board and executive committee and requires Senate confirmation of those appointments; requires the election of two of the executive committee members by (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 172) on 04/12/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to retail electric suppliers. [SB-364]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to direct the Public Service Commission to promulgate administrative regulations to require retail electric suppliers to file integrated resource plans on a triennial basis and include an assessment and acquisition plan for adequate and reliable electricity to meet customer demand at the lowest possible cost of forecasted estimates; require retail electric suppliers to maintain adequate service by owning or contracting capacity to meet customer demand; prohibit retail electric suppliers filing integrated resource (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills To Natural Resources & Energy (s) on 03/01/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to real property. [HB-835]
Amend KRS 132.010 and 136.010 to include mains, pipes, pipelines, and conduits in the definition of "real property"; make technical corrections; apply to property assessed on or after January 1, 2023; RETROACTIVE.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Banta To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/05/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to electric utilities. [HB-807]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 96 to require electric utilities that own and operate a municipal electric utility to establish a utility board to administer the functions of the utility; require utility rates, terms of service and customer service to be administered through rules of the board; require rates be fair, just, and reasonable and predicated on the utility cost of service; prohibit commingling of funds between the utility and other local government functions; prohibit the expenditure of utility revenues on any function other than (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery Introduced In House on 02/26/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency. [HB-723]
Amends KRS 147A.154 and 147A.158 to sunset the existing Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation (GRANT) Program as established in the Department for Local Government and to transfer the moneys in the existing fund to the Cabinet for Economic Development to be used in the GRANT Program of 2024; creates subchapter 14 within KRS Chapter 154 to establish the GRANT Program of 2024 under the cabinet, to define terms, to establish the duties of the cabinet in the implementation of the program subject to the approval of the GRANT commission, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Heath Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 188) on 04/12/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring the Commonwealth of Kentucky a sanctuary state from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's overreaching regulatory actions on fossil fuel-fired power plants. [HJR-121]
Declare that the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a sanctuary state from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's overreaching regulatory actions on fossil fuel-fired power plants; provide that air quality standards for permits for fossil fuel-fired power plants are not subject to federal regulation; provide that the Energy and Environment Cabinet holds sole jurisdiction for environmental regulation; prohibit state agencies from collecting fines or penalties for any violations of federal requirements as they apply to fossil fuel-fired power (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Blanton Taken From The Orders Of The Day on 03/27/2024

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2024 Regular Session

Amends and repeals existing law to streamline and simplify relevant code sections pursuant to the Governor's Red Tape Reduction Act. [HB-659]
PUBLIC UTILITIES -- Amends and repeals existing law to streamline and simplify relevant code sections pursuant to the Governor's Red Tape Reduction Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Received From The House Passed; Filed For First Reading on 03/13/2024

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