SB52 Alabama 2015 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, an electric supplier is required to serve its customers and expand its electric system as necessary to fulfill that duty
Recently established federal regulations may prevent an electric supplier from constructing and maintaining the new electric transmission facilities that it needs to expand its system
This bill would specify that an electric supplier would have the right to construct and maintain transmission facilities necessary to expand its system. The bill would provide for the appeal of disputes to circuit court
Relating to incumbent electric suppliers; to add Article 7 to Chapter 4 of Title 37, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish that incumbent electric suppliers have the right to construct, own, operate, and maintain new electric transmission facilities and upgrades for their own electric systems; to provide for two or more electric suppliers to address the circumstance where a new transmission facility would connect to each of their electric systems; and to provide for appeals of disputes to the circuit court and for the venue of appeals.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2015 | S | Assigned Act No. 2015-120. |
| April 30, 2015 | H | Signature Requested |
| April 30, 2015 | S | Enrolled |
| April 28, 2015 | S | Passed Second House |
| April 28, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 540 |
| April 28, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 9, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 31, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure |
| March 31, 2015 | S | Engrossed |
| March 19, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 210 |
| March 19, 2015 | S | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 209 |
| March 19, 2015 | S | Pittman Amendment Offered |
| March 19, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 11, 2015 | S | Ward motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| March 11, 2015 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| March 5, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 3, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Transportation & Energy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 8, 2015 | Room 410 at 09:00 | House TU&I Public Hearing |
| Hearing | March 4, 2015 | ROOM 316 at 11:00 | Senate T&E Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB52 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | SB52 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB52 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |