Colorado 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 17-271 — Investor-owned Utility Cost Recovery Transparency

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 29, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The bill requires the public utilities commission (commission) to open a nonadjudicatory proceeding to evaluate investor-owned gas or electric utilities' policies and procedures for load extension of service,including allocation of costs and identification of variables that affect construction and implementation time lines for extension of service. Gas-only investor-owned utilities are not subject to the commission's nonadjudicatory proceeding. Upon completion of its evaluation, the commission shall issue a decision containing recommendations for investor-owned utilities' implementation of service extension. Within 90 days after the conclusion of the commission's nonadjudicatory proceeding, the commission may promulgate rules consistent with its findings. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 22 removed

16 line(s) added, 22 removed.

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First Regular Session Seventy-first General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-first General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
17-1050.01 Jennifer Berman x3286 SENATE BILL 17-271 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Cooke, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Pabon, Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSPARENT PROCESS BY WHICH AN INVESTOR -OWNED UTILITY MAY RECOVER ACTUAL COSTS FROM A PROPERTY OWNER ON WHOSE BEHALF THE UTILITY HAS EXTENDED ITS SERVICE BY CONNECTING THE PROPERTY OWNER S PROPERTY TO THE UTILITY 'S SERVICE .
17-1050.01 Jennifer Berman x3286 SENATE BILL 17-271 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Cooke, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Pabon, Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSPARENT PROCESS BY WHICH AN INVESTOR -OWNED UTILITY MAY RECOVER ACTUAL COSTS FROM A PROPERTY OWNER ON WHOSE BEHALF THE UTILITY HAS EXTENDED ITS SERVICE BY CONNECTING THE PROPERTY OWNER 'S PROPERTY TO THE UTILITY 'S SERVICE .
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Bill Summary (Note:
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does E i i notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill S a p R A passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that r applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at 3 http://leg.colorado.gov.) g The bill requires an investor-owned gas or electric utility, within i a 7 days after receiving an application for an extension of the utility's E R 0 A n , N 2 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) g The bill requires an investor-owned gas or electric utility, within d days after receiving an application for an extension of the utility's e 1 T R 2 A 2 5 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
S e r Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
E d i Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
n Ap Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
S d p Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
e A service to theapplicant'sproperty,toprovidetheapplicantwithawritten cost estimate and schedule of the work involved in extending the service to the applicant's property.
e A A service to theapplicant'sproperty,toprovidetheapplicantwithawritten cost estimate and schedule of the work involved in extending the service to the applicant's property.
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Amendments

4 amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources

  10. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  11. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  12. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only

  13. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy

Sponsors

  • Dan Pabon · Primary
  • John Cooke · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 99 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

  • Dan Pabon
  • John Cooke

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (99)

99 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Refer Senate Bill 17-271 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8003
Democrat 2000
Total 10003
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Becker J. — Not Voting
Arndt — Yea
Buck — Yea
Esgar — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lebsock — Yea
McKean — Not Voting
Saine — Not Voting
Willett — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Mitsch Bush — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea

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Refer Senate Bill 17-271 to the Committee of the Whole, and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1000
Unaffiliated 10000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Cooke — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Coram — Yea
Fields — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jones — Yea
Marble — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea

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Subjects

public-safety energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 17-271 do?
The bill requires the public utilities commission (commission) to open a nonadjudicatory proceeding to evaluate investor-owned gas or electric utilities' policies and procedures for load extension of service,including allocation of costs and identification of variables that affect construction and implementation time lines for extension of service. Gas-only investor-owned utilities are not subject to the commission's nonadjudicatory proceeding. Upon completion of its evaluation, the commission shall issue a decision containing recommendations for investor-owned utilities' implementation of service extension. Within 90 days after the conclusion of the commission's nonadjudicatory proceeding, the commission may promulgate rules consistent with its findings. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Who sponsors SB 17-271?
SB 17-271 is sponsored by Dan Pabon and John Cooke.
What is the current status of SB 17-271?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 29, 2017. Enacted.
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