BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5624

SB 5624: Electrical customer billing

Concerning transparency in retail electrical customer billing.

Summary

Requires each electric utility to provide either written or electronic notice of public hearings where changes in electricity rates will be considered or approved by the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) or governing body.
Requires that an electric utility must disclose the local tax rate imposed on the electric utility by a city or town on each billing statement.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5624), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to transparency in retail electrical customer billing;

No recorded floor votes.

Feb 22, 2018Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5624)
Feb 22, 2018Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 31, 2018Placed on second reading consent calendar. (SSB 5624)
Jan 31, 2018Placed on second reading consent calendar.
Jan 19, 2018Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5624)
Jan 19, 2018Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 18, 2018EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5624)
Jan 18, 2018EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 8, 2018On motion, referred to Energy, Environment & Technology.
Jan 8, 2018By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jun 21, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
May 23, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 24, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Mar 17, 2017Senate Rules "X" file.
Mar 1, 2017Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 17, 2017Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 16, 2017EET - Majority; do pass.
Feb 1, 2017First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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SB 5624 (2019–20) Clothing & prepared food/tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5624 (2015–16) Essential infrastructure · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5624 (2013–14) STEM or career and tech ed · Enacted · Chapter 55, Laws of 2013
SB 5624 (2011–12) Employ/minimum wage · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5624 (2009–10) Student discipline policies · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor