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SB598Introduced in the Senate

Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act)

IntroducedSenate Education, Energy, and the Environment

Introduced by Katie Hester, District 9

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requiring electric companies to submit to the Public Service Commission cost containment plans for electric distribution and transmission system planning on or before January 1, 2027, and every 3 years thereafter; requiring the plans to combine to reduce peak electric system loads in a certain manner; and requiring electric companies to submit certain progress reports on the implementation of the plan.

Where it stands

Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

February 23, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

  2. Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. Hearing canceled

  4. Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

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