AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Expands use of public utilities reserve fund to state court appeals to and regulatory matters before federal agencies and increase amount chargeable to public utility to $750,000 but not more than $250,000 for administrator’s representation of state.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Mar 15, 2017
Signed Jun 29, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 29, 2017
Signed into law
06/29/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2017 House passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/22/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/21/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Committee
03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
legislature
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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