AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Last action Jun 6, 2023
Floor votes · House May 16, 2023
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 61
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic54
92% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Commerce
upper
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/16/2023 House read and passed
lower
May 9, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/09/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
02/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
01/11/2023 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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