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IN HB1082

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/9/2012

Primary Sponsor

Winfield Moses

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Changes the utility consumer counselor position from a gubernatorial appointment to a statewide elected office beginning with the 2012 general election, with a four-year term
  • Sets the salary for the elected utility consumer counselor at $100,000 per year, with annual cost-of-living adjustments beginning January 1, 2014
  • Adds the utility consumer counselor to the list of state offices alongside governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction
  • Requires candidates for utility consumer counselor to file a statement of economic interests and be nominated at state political party conventions
  • Terminates the term of the appointed utility consumer counselor on January 1, 2013, with the newly elected counselor taking office on that date

Legislative Description

Election of utility consumer counselor.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities and Energy

1/9/2012

Full Bill Text

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