HB84
Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
House: Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Amy Laufer (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities; annual report.
Requires each incumbent electric utility or licensed supplier that joins or establishes a regional transmission entity to submit an annual report to the State Corporation Commission by February 1 of each year. Such report shall include (i) all recorded votes cast by the utility or licensed supplier during the immediately ... (More) preceding calendar year; (ii) all votes cast by an affiliate of the utility or licensed supplier; (iii) a brief description explaining how each vote cast by the utility, licensed supplier, or its affiliate is in the public interest; and (iv) any actions taken by the utility, licensed supplier, or affiliate of the utility or licensed supplier, during the immediately preceding calendar year related to stakeholder processes conducted by the regional transmission entity to address critical issues of grid reliability, interconnection capabilities, and demand response management. The provisions of the bill do not apply to certain electric cooperatives. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/01/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101484D
- 01/01/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/15/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)
- 01/21/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26105981D-H1
- 01/29/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/29/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read second time
- 01/30/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 01/30/2026 - House: Delegate Laufer Floor amendment agreed to
- 01/30/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 7-N 0-A)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108323D-S1
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB84)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 97-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/05/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Rouse, Marsden, Stanley
- 03/09/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/09/2026 - House: House Conferees: Laufer, Sullivan, Webert
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109518D-H2
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N 0-A)
