Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3868
Requires the State Department of Energy to study avoided costs paid to qualifying facilities under the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act compared with the costs incurred by investor-owned utilities to acquire or maintain renewable energy generation facilities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Tells ODOE to do a study to compare the avoided costs paid under PURPA against the costs paid by IOUs to have clean power plants. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Requires the State Department of Energy to study avoided costs paid to qualifying facilities under the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act compared with the costs incurred by investor-owned utilities to acquire or maintain renewable energy generation facilities. Directs the department to submit its findings to the interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy no later than September 15, 2026. Requires state agencies, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish information and advice necessary for the department to complete the study. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 27 to June 27, 2025, 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 RepresentativesFeb 27 to Jun 27 · stopped120 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 45 days
Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentMar 4 to Apr 1441 days
Ways and MeansApr 14 to Jun 27 · stopped74 days
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 Feb 27 – Jun 27
- Feb 27Introduced
- Mar 4Sent to Climate, Energy, and Environment
- Mar 27Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
- Apr 3Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
- Apr 8Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
- Apr 14Climate, Energy, and Environment recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 27Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 3Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 14Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Apr 14Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives