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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 45

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Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE)

County Energy conservation Municipality Public utility

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a city, village, town, or county from placing any restriction

on the connection or reconnection of a utility service based on the type or source of

energy to be provided. The bill also prohibits a city, village, town, or county from

discriminating against a public utility or a liquified petroleum gas retailer, as

defined in the bill, based in whole or in part on the nature or source of the service to

be provided to a consumer within the political subdivision. The bill provides that it

does not affect the authority of a city, village, town, or county to either 1) manage or

operate a public utility; or 2) take steps designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

from facilities and operations of the city, village, town, or county, including

purchasing renewable energy.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Gundrum (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kurtz (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rozar (R) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Zimmerman (R)

9 cosponsors

Bradley (R) , Feyen (R) , Nass (R) , O'Connor (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wimberger (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 11, Noes 5

Passed 11–5 Jun 14, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 11, Noes 5

Passed 11–5 Jun 14, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Steffen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Kitchens, Kurtz, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Snyder, Sortwell, Swearingen, Tittl, Tusler and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Feyen, Nass, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger

  2. Feb 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Mar 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 30, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  5. May 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

  6. May 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 11, Noes 5

  9. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 11, Noes 5

  10. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-21-2023 by Committee on Rules

  12. Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  13. Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  14. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1