SB497
Electric utilities; construction of certain transmission lines priority of placement, report.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
Senate: Passed by for the day
Chief Patron:
Russet Perry (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Electric utilities; construction of certain transmission lines; priority of placement; work group; report.
Directs the State Corporation Commission to require the corridor or route chosen for any electrical transmission line of 138 kilovolts or more to comply with the following order of priority of placement: (i) existing utility corridors, (ii) highway corridors, and (iii) new corridors. The bill also directs the Department of ... (More) Transportation to convene a work group to identify opportunities and develop recommendations to amend regulations and permitting processes to facilitate the expedient and efficient siting of new electrical transmission infrastructure in existing rights-of-way. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105270D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/01/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB497)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106400D-S1
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
