Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities.

Reporting obligations were specifically assigned to investor-owned electric utilities and licensed suppliers, replacing the broader term 'voting member'.

A new requirement mandates that each report must include a 20-to-100-word explanation of how every recorded vote serves the public interest.

The definition of 'meeting' was expanded to include committees, user groups, task forces, and any other internal body where votes occur.

A specific exemption was added for electric utilities owned or operated by municipalities, which were not explicitly excluded in the previous draft.

The bill title was updated to reflect 'electric utilities and licensed suppliers' and the text was formatted for final chaptered status.

The annual report requirement was expanded to include a new item detailing actions taken by the utility regarding grid reliability, interconnection capabilities, and demand response management, in addition to recorded votes.

The definition of who must submit the report changed from 'investor-owned electric utility' to 'incumbent electric utility,' broadening the group of entities subject to the rule.

The exemption list was narrowed; the new version only exempts cooperatives, whereas the original version also exempted municipal utilities and entities organized under Chapter 9.1.

The definition of 'Licensed supplier' was slightly adjusted to specify that it refers to a 'voting member' of the regional transmission entity.

The requirement to submit annual voting reports now applies only to investor-owned electric utilities or licensed suppliers, removing the obligation for other types of incumbent utilities.

The exemption clause was expanded to explicitly include electric utilities owned or operated by municipalities and their affiliates, which were previously excluded by a different phrasing.

A new constraint was added requiring the 'public interest' description in the annual report to be between 20 and 100 words in length.

The document status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled,' and the text was updated to include the official bill identifier 'HB 84' and remove placeholder amendment dates.

The document structure was changed to include line numbers and a 'House Substitute' header, while the substantive text of the bill was preserved.

Added an exemption clause (Section E) stating that the new reporting requirements do not apply to electric cooperatives or their affiliates.

Removed references to the repealed Section 56-577 in the new Section 56-579.1 to ensure legal consistency after the bill's passage.

Corrected formatting and spacing errors in the header and section text that were present in the engrossed version.