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1996 SESSION
SB 248 Public utilities; special rates, alternative forms of regulation.
Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Public utilities; special rates; alternative forms of regulation. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to approve, either in the context of or apart from a rate proceeding after notice to all affected parties and hearing, special rates, contracts or incentives to individual public utility customers or classes of customers where it finds such measures to be in the public interest. Under the bill's provisions, the SCC, after notice and public hearing, is required to issue guidelines for such special rates which ensure that other electric utility customers are not caused to bear increased rates as a result of the special rates. The bill also authorizes the SCC to approve alternative forms of regulation for electric companies, including the use of price regulation, ranges of authorized returns, categories of services and price indexing. Under the bill, the SCC must, before approving special rates, contracts or incentives, or other alternative regulatory plans, ensure that such action (i) protects the public interest, (ii) will not unreasonably prejudice or disadvantage any customer class and (iii) will not jeopardize the continuation of reliable electric service.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960615729 pdf
- 01/31/96 Senate: Printed as engrossed 960615729-E pdf
- 02/28/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER) pdf
- 03/11/96 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB248ER) pdf
- 03/19/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments
- House amendments rejected
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments rejected
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/18/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960615729
- 01/18/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/29/96 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/30/96 Senate: Const. reading disp. (40-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 01/30/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/96 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/96 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/31/96 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/31/96 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 01/31/96 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/31/96 Senate: Amendment by Mr. Reasor withdrawn
- 01/31/96 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/31/96 Senate: Amendment #1 by Mr. Norment rejected (16-Y 23-N 1-A)
- 01/31/96 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 1 (16-Y 23-N 1-A)
- 01/31/96 Senate: Amendment #2 by Mr. Norment rejected (18-Y 21-N 1-A)
- 01/31/96 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 2 (18-Y 21-N 1-A)
- 01/31/96 Senate: Previous question ordered (29-Y 10-N 1-A)
- 01/31/96 Senate: VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION (29-Y 10-N 1-A)
- 01/31/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/31/96 Senate: Printed as engrossed 960615729-E
- 01/31/96 Senate: Motion to dispense constitutional reading withdrawn
- 02/01/96 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 1-A)
- 02/01/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (23-Y 16-N 1-A)
- 02/01/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/02/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/96 House: Read first time
- 02/05/96 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/20/96 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amds. (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/21/96 House: Read second time
- 02/22/96 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/96 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/26/96 House: Read third time
- 02/26/96 House: Committee amendment #1 rejected
- 02/26/96 House: Committee amendment #2 agreed to
- 02/26/96 House: Amendment by Mr. Murphy agreed to
- 02/26/96 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/26/96 House: Amendment by Mr. Grayson rejected
- 02/26/96 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/26/96 House: Amendment by Mr. Morgan-Hargrove agreed to
- 02/26/96 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/26/96 House: Passed House with amendments (79-Y 18-N)
- 02/26/96 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 18-N)
- 02/28/96 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/28/96 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (35-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/28/96 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENTS (35-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/28/96 Senate: Rec. of House amds. agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/96 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/28/96 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENTS (38-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/28/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER)
- 02/28/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/96 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/06/96 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/96 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 03/08/96 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/96 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/08/96 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/08/96 House: Enacted, Chapter 156 (effective 7/1/96)
- 03/11/96 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB248ER)
- 03/19/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)