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Yes: 13 • No: 6
ConnecticutSB 015312025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC UTILITY TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
Sponsored By: Government Administration and Elections Committee
Failed
Summary
To (1) deem certain public service companies a public agency for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act and not permit them to recover through rates costs of compliance with said act, (2) subject the Home Energy Solutions program to audit by the Auditors of Public Accounts, (3) modify the expertise and other requirements of utility commissioner appointments and impose revolving door and substantial conflict recusal requirements, (4) modify other processes of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, (5) prohibit certain mergers of utility companies, (6) prohibit a utility company from owning both gas and electric utilities, (7) prohibit a public utility company from imposing any fees that would discourage the adoption of grid-enhancing and energy-efficient technologies, (8) prohibit a right of first refusal to acquire property by a utility company, and (9) prohibit deceptive fees to utility end use customers.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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Cosponsors
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Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/27/2025
GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Yes: 13 • No: 6
Actions Timeline
File Number 662
4/14/2025legislatureSenate Calendar Number 369
4/14/2025SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
4/14/2025SenateReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
4/14/2025legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/25 12:00 PM
4/7/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
3/27/2025legislatureJoint Favorable Substitute
3/27/2025legislaturePublic Hearing 03/24
3/20/2025legislatureReferred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
3/19/2025legislature
Bill Text
File No. 662
4/14/2025
GAE Joint Favorable Substitute
3/27/2025
Raised Bill
3/19/2025
Bill Analysis For File Copy 662
Fiscal Note For File Copy 662
GAE Joint Fav. Rpt
GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
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