Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 2242
Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates. Authorizes public utilities to enter agreements to provide financial assistance for organizations to represent in regulatory proceedings before commission interests of low-income<b> residential</b> customers and <b>residential</b> customers that are members of environmental justice communities. Establishes Office of the Low-Income and Environmental Justice Advocate within commission. Authorizes office to intervene in certain proceedings.<b> Requires Low-Income and Environmental Justice Advocate to convene advisory group to advise office in discharge of duties. <b>Requires office to report on activities of office to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy no later than December 1, 2021.</b> Directs commission to establish public process for investigating ways to address and mitigate<b>, through nonbypassable means,</b> differential energy burdens on classes of <i>electric company</i>]<b> public utility</b> customers and other inequities of affordability<b> and environmental justice</b>. Requires commission to <i>report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy and business no later than September 15, 2020</i>]<b> incorporate findings into commission's 2020 report to Environmental Justice Task Force and Governor</b>. Sunsets public process January 2, 2021.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
6 co-sponsors
Alissa Keny-Guyer, Karin Power, Marty Wilde, Andrea Salinas, Sheri Schouten, Pam Marsh
In the Senate
2 co-sponsors
Its course
January 14 to June 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action8 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Jun 30 · stopped167 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 14 to Jan 151 day
Energy and EnvironmentJan 15 to Mar 448 days
Ways and MeansMar 4 to Jun 30 · stopped118 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 4
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 14 – Jun 30
- Jan 14Introduced
- Jan 15Sent to Energy and Environment
- Jan 29Heard in Energy and Environment
- Jan 31Heard in Energy and Environment
- Feb 26Heard in Energy and Environment
- Mar 4Energy and Environment recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 14First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 15Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Jan 29Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jan 31Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 26Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives