Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 88
Prohibits an electric or gas company from recovering from ratepayers costs or expenses associated with advertising, political influence activity, litigation, penalties or fines and certain compensation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Bans a power or gas company from including in its rates certain costs or expenses. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Prohibits an electric or gas company from recovering from ratepayers costs or expenses associated with advertising, political influence activity, litigation, penalties or fines and certain compensation. Directs the Public Utility Commission to limit the amount that an electric or gas company may recover from ratepayers for costs and expenses incurred by the electric or gas company in preparing for, attending, participating in or appealing a contested proceeding conducted before the commission. Requires an electric or gas company to submit an annual report to the commission that includes an itemized list of all costs and expenses incurred by the electric or gas company that are nonrecoverable from ratepayers. Imposes civil penalties for violations. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Its course
January 13 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 action9 actions on 7 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Energy and EnvironmentJan 17 to Mar 2870 days
RulesMar 28 to Jun 27 · stopped91 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 Senate Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Energy and Environment
- Mar 3Heard in Energy and Environment
- Mar 24Heard in Energy and Environment
- Mar 28Energy and Environment reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- May 5Heard in Rules
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 17Referred to Energy and Environment, then Judiciary.Senate
- Mar 3Public Hearing held.Senate
- Mar 24Work Session held.Senate
- Mar 28Recommedation: Without recommendation as to passage rescind subsequent referral to Judiciary and be referred to Rules.Senate
- Mar 28Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.Senate
- Mar 28Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
- May 5Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate