HB242
Public utilities; budget plan payment increases.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Jan. 29, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Chief Patron:
Joshua Cole (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Public utilities; budget plan payment increases.
Prohibits a public utility from, for any residential customer who is enrolled in a budget plan or similar billing option, increase the amount of such customer's monthly payment more than once within any 12-month period or without notifying the customer in writing at least 30 days before such increase takes ... (More) effect. The bill defines 'budget plan' as a fixed billing option offered by a public utility to a customer whereby the total service for the succeeding 12-month period is estimated in advance and bills are rendered monthly on the basis of one-twelfth of the 12-month estimate. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103219D
- 01/08/2026 - 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
- 01/20/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)
- 01/21/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2026 - House: Read second time
- 01/27/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 01/27/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB242)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
