Relating to public utilities, including energy production, public utility affiliates, and cable and video service

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2024
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2024
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   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 8, 2024
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 19, 202445–1
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   Skipped: House committeeSkipped
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   Done: Passes the HouseApril 19, 202486–5
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   Done: To the GovernorApril 29, 2024
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 1, 2024

HF 2279 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2279, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2279 What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 6

3 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

• S-5223 · filed April 19, 2024 by Sen. Mike Klimesh (R)

  AI summary This amendment removes the parts of the bill that expand the definition of energy production facilities and the parts that change how companies connected to public utilities report certain transactions. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  April 19, 2024
• S-5222Strike everything · filed April 19, 2024 by Sen. Mike Klimesh (R)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill. It adds rules for cities to approve or deny requests for long underground merchant power lines, updates definitions for energy production facilities, and increases the transaction amount for public utility affiliates that do not need to file contracts with the board to $250,000. It also updates various definitions and revenue rules related to cable and video service providers. Its wording →

  Amends this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279
  Adopted
  April 19, 2024
• S-5210 · filed April 19, 2024 by Sen. Mike Klimesh (R)

  AI summary This amendment adds new rules for when a person or company requests permission from a city to run a long underground merchant line through that city. It requires cities to hold a hearing, allows for negotiations, and states that a request is automatically approved if the city does not act within ninety days. Its wording →
  Ruled out of order
  April 19, 2024
• S-5204 · filed April 19, 2024 by Sen. Mike Klimesh (R)

  AI summary This amendment removes the parts of the bill that expand the definition of energy production facilities and the parts that change how cable and video service providers use public land. Its wording →
  Ruled out of order
  April 19, 2024
• H-8176 · filed March 7, 2024 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that cities must hold a hearing and cannot unreasonably refuse a franchise request for certain long-distance underground merchant lines. It also states that if a city does not act on a request within ninety days, the franchise is automatically considered approved. Its wording →
  Adopted
  April 19, 2024
• H-8011 · filed February 15, 2024 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the bill to specify that the rule applies to energy production facilities that have a capacity of a certain number of megawatts or more. Its wording →
  Adopted
  April 19, 2024