Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2026.
APPROPRIATIONS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION -- Relates to the appropriation to the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2026.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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This bill is a trailer to Senate Bill 1183 and provides an additional 2.00 FTP and $187,000 to the Public Utilities Commission from the Commission's dedicated fund. Senate Bill 1183 directed the Public Utilities Commission to enact the Wildfire Standard of Care Act, with the associated workload requiring two full time positions to create standards of care regarding operations, maintenance, repair, upgrades, and the outlining of liabilities for an expected minimum of twelve wildfire mitigation plans.
FISCAL NOTE
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This bill provides an additional appropriation of $187,000 from the Public Utilities Commission Fund. The Public Utilities Commission Fund collects revenues from regulated utilities and fees and assessments on participating non-regulated utilities. This bill does not impact the General Fund. Of the total, $182,400 is ongoing and $4,600 is onetime.
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
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YEA (28)
House Third Reading
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YEA (49)
NAY (19)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 312 Effective: 07/01/2025
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Apr 4, 2025
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