HB 1163 IN

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Provides that: (1) a rural electric membership corporation (REMC); (2) a nonprofit corporation that is an electric cooperative and that has at least one member that is an REMC; and (3) certain corporations resulting from a merger or consolidation of an REMC and a telephone cooperative corporation; are exempt from the requirement that a public utility obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity before beginning the construction, purchase, or lease of certain facilities to be used for furnishing public utility service.

• Dave Hall Republican · author
• Eric Koch Republican · sponsor
• Gary Byrne Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 8, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications · lower
2. Jan 8, 2024 Authored by Representative Hall · lower
3. Jan 8, 2024 Coauthored by Representatives Soliday, Zimmerman, Pierce M · lower
4. Jan 16, 2024 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
5. Jan 18, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
6. Jan 22, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 21: yeas 94, nays 0 · lower
7. Jan 22, 2024 Senate sponsor: Senator Koch · lower
8. Jan 23, 2024 Referred to the Senate · lower
9. Feb 5, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities · upper
10. Feb 15, 2024 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
11. Feb 19, 2024 Senator Byrne added as second sponsor · upper
12. Feb 19, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
13. Feb 20, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 166: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
14. Feb 21, 2024 Returned to the House without amendments · upper
15. Feb 27, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
16. Mar 4, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
17. Mar 11, 2024 Public Law 57 · lower
18. Mar 8, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
19. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · PDF
• House Bill (H) · PDF
• House Bill (S) · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · PDF