Indiana House Bill 1301 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
Pending: House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Utility votes at RTO meetings. Beginning in 2026, requires certain public utilities that provide electric utility service to file with the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) an annual report that: (1) lists, or otherwise provides access to information on, each recorded vote cast by: (A) the public utility; and (B) any affiliate of the public utility; at a meeting of the regional transmission organization (RTO) that includes the public utility's assigned service area, regardless of whether the vote is disclosed by the RTO; and (2) includes a brief description explaining how each vote identified is in the public interest. Provides that for purposes of this requirement, a meeting includes a meeting of any: (1) committee; (2) user group; (3) task force; or (4) other similar body; of the RTO. Beginning in 2027, requires the IURC to include in its annual report a summary of the information contained in the reports provided by public utilities under these provisions with respect to the preceding calendar year. Requires the IURC to adopt rules to implement these provisions.

Utility votes at RTO meetings.

Rep. Sue Errington [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-13	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
2025-01-13	House	Authored by Representative Errington

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1301/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1301/HB1301.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1301/fiscal-notes/HB1301.01.INTR.FN001.pdf