HB 3053 Oklahoma House · 2024 Regular Session

Energy; directing Corporation Commission to evaluate relationship between Southwest Power Pool and the state; requiring report; establishing deadline; distribution; emergency.

This Oklahoma law directs the state's Corporation Commission to work with the Southwest Power Pool, a regional electricity grid operator, to produce a detailed report on their relationship. The report must analyze how the Power Pool's decisions affect Oklahoma's electricity costs, budget, and industries, while also examining the transmission of power generated in the state to other regions. Commission officials are required to finish this assessment by December 31, 2024, and send the final findings to the Governor, state legislators, and committee chairs. The bill includes an emergency clause to ensure the law takes effect immediately upon signing.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024 Signed May 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2024 · House Feb 27, 2024

How they voted

440
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
Apr 23, 2024
D Democratic8
7 Yea 1
87% Yea
R Republican40
37 Yea 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
5
May 13, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/10/2024
lower
May 6, 2024
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Telecommunications committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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