AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RATE INCREASE MEETINGS (Requires public meetings related to utility rates increases be conducted Monday-Thursday after 5:30 pm.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2023
Last action Jun 15, 2023
Floor votes · House May 30, 2023
How they voted
68–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 74
May 30, 2023
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 15, 2023
Committee
06/15/2023 Referred to Senate Commerce
upper
May 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/30/2023 House passed Sub A
lower
May 16, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/16/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
03/30/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 10, 2023
Introduced
02/10/2023 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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