HB242
Public utilities; budget plan payment increases.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Senate: Signed by President
Chief Patron:
Joshua Cole (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Public utilities; budget plan payment increases.
Prohibits a public utility from, for any residential customer who is enrolled in a budget plan, 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 60 days before such increase takes effect. The bill defines ... (More) '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
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 1-N)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 2-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N 0-A)
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/14/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB242ER)
- 03/14/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
