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Relating to utilities commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings
Sponsored by the House Judiciary (companion To Sf 224 By Salmon) Committee, Rep. Eddie Andrews (R), Rep. Mark Cisneros (R), Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Dean Fisher (R), Rep. Jason Gearhart (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Helena Hayes (R), Rep. Bob Henderson (R), Rep. Steven C. Holt (R), Rep. Thomas M. Jeneary (R), Rep. Judd Lawler (R), Rep. Jeff Shipley (R), Rep. Jennifer J. Smith (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. Charley Thomson (R), Rep. Sam Wengryn (R)
Topics:Energy & utilitiesState governmentCarbon pipelinesUtility rates
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 25, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary All members of the utilities commission must attend hearings about public utilities, electric lines, or pipelines. If any member has to leave a hearing, the meeting must stop until everyone is back. For informational meetings about permits, at least one member must be present, and the meeting must pause if no members are available.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to utilities commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings. The bill requires all members of the commission to be present for hearings related to public utility regulation or electric transmission lines, pipelines, or hazardous liquid pipelines regulated by the commission. The bill requires the hearings to pause if at any point during the meeting a member of the commission is not available for any reason and the hearing shall not resume until all members return. The bill requires at least one member of the commission to be present for an informational meeting regarding the issuance of an electric transmission line franchise, a pipeline permit, or a hazardous liquid pipeline permit. The bill requires the informational meeting to pause if at any point during the meeting no member of the commission is available for any reason and the meeting shall not resume until at least one member returns.
Why it matters. All members of the utilities commission must be present for hearings regarding public utility regulation, electric transmission lines, or pipelines, and these hearings must pause if any member becomes unavailable. For informational meetings about electric transmission line franchises or pipeline permits, at least one commission member must be present, and the meeting must pause if no member is available.2
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 20, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
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Lobbying
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