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AL HB475
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mack Butler
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AI Summary
- Public Service Commission required to hold at least one public meeting annually with utility representatives to discuss rates, cost trends, reliability, infrastructure investment plans, and other regulatory issues
- Meeting notices must comply with the Alabama Open Meetings Act; failure to hold meetings or provide proper notice constitutes willful neglect of duty and subjects commissioners to impeachment
- Electric utilities prohibited from including costs for grants, lobbying the Legislature or political offices, and advertising in rate calculations or service regulation determinations
- Utilities must affirm when filing new or changed rates that prohibited costs were not included; failure to make this affirmation renders the rate void
- Effective date: October 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Utilities; Public Service Commission required to hold meetings, certain costs prohibited from use in calculation of rates
Telecommunications & Utilities
Last Action
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
3/11/2026
Committee Referrals
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure2/19/2026
Full Bill Text
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