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Senate Joint Resolution 75

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Last Action	04/01/26: floor amendment (1) filed
Title	A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Public Service Commission to explore measures that would address affordability and the provision of essential utility services and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1836
Sponsors	S. Madon, P. Wheeler, S. Funke Frommeyer, M. Nemes, B. Smith, B. Storm, L. Tichenor, R. Webb
Summary of Original Version	Direct the Public Service Commission to open 1 or more administrative cases to investigate and identify measures to improve the affordability of utility service for low- and fixed-income individuals; direct that the PSC report to the Legislative Research Commission by September 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Effective Dates, Emergency - Affordability, low-and fixed-income individuals, Public Service Commission, study Energy - Affordability, low-and fixed-income individuals, Public Service Commission, study Fuel - Affordability, low-and fixed-income individuals, Public Service Commission, study Public Utilities - Affordability, low-and fixed-income individuals, Public Service Commission, study Reports Mandated - Public Service Commission, affordability measures, report State Agencies - Public Service Commission, affordability measures, report
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/03/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/25/26	to State & Local Government (S)
03/11/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Amendment (1)
03/12/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026
03/13/26	3rd reading, adopted 36-0 with Committee Amendment (1)
03/17/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/19/26	to Local Government (H)
03/24/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/25/26	2nd reading, to Rules
04/01/26	taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (1) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Madon
Summary	Delete references to gas utilities; add water and wastewater regionalization to the list of topics studied by the Public Service Commission under an administrative case.
Index Headings	Public Utilities - Delete gas utilities from study parameters Sewer Systems - Water and wastewater regionalization, Public Service Commission, study Special Districts - Water and wastewater regionalization, Public Service Commission, study Special Purpose Governmental Entities - Water and wastewater regionalization, Public Service Commission, study Water Supply - Water and wastewater regionalization, Public Service Commission, study Oil And Natural Gas - Delete gas utilities from study parameters

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Whitaker
Summary	Delete references to the Public Service Commission opening an administrative case or multiple administrative cases to examine various utility issues affecting low income and disadvantaged communities; require the Public Service Commission to perform a study of ways to address affordability and other issues affecting low and fixed-income customers.
Index Headings	Energy - Study of low and fixed-income customers, Public Service Commission Public Assistance - Study of low and fixed-income customers, Public Service Commission Public Utilities - Study of low and fixed-income customers, Public Service Commission Sewer Systems - Study of low and fixed-income customers, Public Service Commission Water Supply - Study of low and fixed-income customers, Public Service Commission

Last updated: 4/6/2026 4:32 PM (EDT)