2025 bills / S.B. 153
S.B. 153 Public Utility Expenditures Amendments (2025)
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- Senate committee (stopped here)
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- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill would stop a qualified utility from charging customers through its rates for certain advertising, lobbying, and political influence costs. It would also require each qualified utility to file a yearly report on its prior-year spending in those areas and set penalties for improperly recovering such costs.
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Official description
- defines terms
- prohibits a qualified utility from recovering in rates certain advertising, lobbying, and political influence expenses
- requires a qualified utility to file an annual report detailing prior year expenses related to advertising, lobbying, and political activities
- specifies information that must be included in the annual report
- establishes penalties for a qualified utility that improperly recovers prohibited expenses
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