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SB751Introduced in the Senate

Utility Facilities Act; definition of public utility.

Introduced

Introduced by Bill DeSteph, District 20

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Official description

Utility Facilities Act; definition of public utility. Provides that for the purposes of the Utility Facilities Act, the term "public utility" does not include any company that owns or operates one or more facilities for the generation, distribution, or storage of electric energy exclusively for consumption by one or more customers located on the site of such facilities or on adjoining property, provided that such facilities are connected on the customer's side of the electric meter and electricity is delivered without the use of a public utility's distribution or transmission system. The bill also provides that after such a facility operates within the certificated service territory of an electric utility for a duration of five years, such company is required to submit to such public utility a written offer for the sale of such facility.

Where it stands

Continued to next session in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

February 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Continued to next session in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · February 12, 2026

15

Yes

0

No

0

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15 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Presented and ordered printed 26104579D

  2. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB751)

  4. Continued to next session in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

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