SB651
Underground electric distribution & transmission improvement.; levy on utility customers by ordinance.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 19, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Chief Patron:
Russet Perry (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Qualifying localities; underground electric distribution and transmission improvements; levy on utility customers by ordinance.
Authorizes a qualifying locality, defined in the bill, to enter into an agreement with an electric utility to place new or proposed underground electric distribution or transmission lines and facilities or to relocate or convert existing overhead electric distribution or transmission lines and facilities underground. The bill requires any such ... (More) agreement to provide that the locality pay to the utility its full additional costs of placing new or proposed electric distribution or transmission lines in the qualifying locality or relocating and converting that portion of a line located in the county underground rather than overhead, minus the net of relocation credits. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105147D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/31/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/31/2026 8:22 am)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
