Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 256 — An Act relating to closure of plants and facilities of a public utility and discontinuance, abandonment, or suspension of a public utility service.

Last action — (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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The bill prohibits the closure of public utility plants or facilities funded by the state without offering them for sale to another public utility and securing legislative approval.

  • AS 42.30

    Article 7. Closure of Public Utility Plants or Facilities. Sec. 42.30.500. Closure of public utility plants or facilities. (a) Notwithstanding AS 10.25 and AS 42.05.261, a public utility may not close a plant or facility constructed, in whole or in part, using state funding unless (1) the public utility first offers to sell the plant or facility to another public utility; and (2) the legislature approves the closure of the plant or facility. (b) In this section, "public utility" includes every corporation whether public, cooperative, or otherwise, company, individual, or association of individuals, their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court, that owns, operates, manages, or controls any plant or facility for furnishing, by generation, transmission, or distribution, electrical service to the public for compensation.

    This creates a new mandate that public utilities must follow before they can close any state-funded facilities.

Action History

  1. (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE

  2. (H) L&C, STA

  3. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  4. (H) Prefile released 1/12/24

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (64)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 256?
HB 256 is sponsored by Kevin McCabe (R).
What is the current status of HB 256?
This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 256?
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