Natural gas utilities; retail supply choice. (HB1257)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Natural gas utilities; retail supply choice. Allows every person access to distribution service or retail natural gas from a natural gas company authorized to provide natural gas service to the area where the service will be received. The bill bars public entities from adopting an ordinance, a resolution, or any other requirement that limits or prohibits customers from acquiring natural gas service and supply from both utility and non-utility gas companies. The bill prohibits public entities from denying building permits solely based on a proposed utility provider and directs public entities to ensure that all applicable permits and fees are reasonable, as compared to other utility providers, and do not restrict an applicant's ability to use the services of an authorized utility provider. The bill also requires any public entity to satisfy certain requirements prior to discontinuing natural gas utility services generally or to any class of customers. Read the Bill »

Status

03/07/2022: Passed the Senate

History

Date	Action
01/20/2022	Committee
01/20/2022	Presented and ordered printed 22104724D
01/20/2022	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
02/02/2022	Impact statement from SCC (HB1257)
02/03/2022	Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Energy (8-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2022	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/08/2022	Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2022	Read first time
02/11/2022	Read second time
02/11/2022	Committee amendments agreed to
02/11/2022	Engrossed by House as amended HB1257E
02/11/2022	Printed as engrossed 22104724D-E
02/14/2022	Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
02/14/2022	VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2022	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/14/2022	Passed House (54-Y 46-N)
02/14/2022	VOTE: Passage #2 (54-Y 46-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/16/2022	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/21/2022	Impact statement from SCC (HB1257E)
03/01/2022	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/01/2022	Committee substitute printed 22107334D-S1
03/03/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2022	Passed by for the day
03/07/2022	Read third time
03/07/2022	Reading of substitute waived
03/07/2022	Committee substitute agreed to 22107334D-S1
03/07/2022	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1257S1
03/07/2022	Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022	Senate substitute rejected by House 22107334D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
03/08/2022	VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2022	Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2022	Senate requested conference committee
03/10/2022	House acceded to request
03/10/2022	Conferees appointed by House
03/10/2022	Delegates: Kilgore, O'Quinn, Reid
03/10/2022	Impact statement from SCC (HB1257S1)
03/10/2022	Conferees appointed by Senate
03/10/2022	Senators: McClellan, Morrissey, Stanley
03/12/2022	Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. pursuant to HJR 455
03/12/2022	C Amended by conference committee
03/12/2022	Conference substitute printed 22107968D-H1
03/12/2022	Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
03/12/2022	VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2022	Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455
03/15/2022	Impact statement from SCC (HB1257H1)