Hearing
House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Hearing
Room 617 at 13:15:00
SB270 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 17, 2026
Notable
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Lance BellSenatorRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for
- Description
Under existing law, the Public Service Commission reviews retail electric service contracts between utilities and large load customers. The commission approves these contracts if the commission finds that the contracts are in the public interest.
This bill would provide that when the commission is making the determination that a contract between a utility and a large load data center is in the public interest, the commission must take into account certain considerations, including that the contract will provide for the recovery from the data center of incremental costs that are attributable to the data center and that the contract will promote positive benefits for other utility customers.
- Subjects
- Telecommunications & Utilities
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
H
Signature Requested
S
Delivered to Governor
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
S
Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1258
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1323
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1322 L58PEWW-1
H
Rafferty 1st Amendment Offered L58PEWW-1
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House
H
Pending House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 853
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 15:00:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 853
Yes
30
Absent
5
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
30
Absent
5
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
30
Absent
5
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1323
Yes
100
No
1
Abstained
3
Absent
1
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1322 L58PEWW-1
Yes
104
Absent
1
Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Roll Call 1258
Yes
33
Absent
2
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB270 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB270 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1322
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature