H.B. No. 0116

Rate filings of cooperative utilities.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Stafford and Senator(s) Hawks

AN ACT relating to public utilities; creating an exemption to public service commission retail rate regulation for cooperative electric utilities; providing procedures for exemption, rate adoption, complaints and return to commission regulation; providing a legislative declaration; and providing for an effective date.

2/7/02 Bill Number Assigned

2/11/02 H Received for Introduction

2/15/02 H Introduced and Referred to H07

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Baker, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Osborn, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Rose, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Boswell, Deegan, Hessenthaler, Johnson, L., Lockhart, McGraw, Nicholas, Parady, Robinson, Ross, Sadler and Thompson.

Excused: Representative(s) Anderson, R.

Ayes 47 Nays 12 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/18/02 H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Diercks, Edwards, Illoway, McGraw and Petersen

Nays: Representative(s) Huckfeldt, McOmie and Ross

Excused: Representative(s) Hines

Ayes 5 Nays 3 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/18/02 H Placed on General File

2/21/02 H Amendments Adopted

HB0116HS001/A

Page 2-line 5 Delete "and" insert ",".

Page 2-line 6 After "Wyoming" insert "and which sells less than three hundred million (300,000,000) kilowatt hours annually". HINES, CHAIRMAN

HB0116HW001/F

Page 2-line 6 In the standing committee amendment (HB0116HS001/A) to this line, Delete "three hundred million (300,000,000)" insert "one hundred million (100,000,000)". ILLOWAY, ROSS

2/21/02 H Passed CoW

2/22/02 Amendment Failed

HB0116H2001/F

Page 2-line 6 In the standing committee amendment (HB0116HS001/A) to this line, delete "three hundred million (300,000,000)" insert "one billion (1,000,000,000)". STAFFORD

2/22/02 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/25/02 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Eyre, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Iekel, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Luthi, McMurtrey, Meyer, Miller, D., Nelson, Osborn, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Rose, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Tomassi, Wasserburger, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Boswell, Burns, Childers, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Huckfeldt, Illoway, Johnson, L., Lockhart, McGraw, McOmie, Meuli, Morgan, Nagel, Nicholas, Parady, Robinson, Ross, Sadler, Simpson, Thompson, Tipton, Warren and Watt.

Ayes 35 Nays 25 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/26/02 S Received for Introduction

2/26/02 S Introduced and Referred to S03

3/1/02 S03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Devin, Erb and Job

Nays: Senator(s) Mockler and Peck

Ayes 3 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/1/02 S Placed on General File

3/7/02 Died on General File