Senate Bill Introductions
SF 2: A bill to set statewide siting requirements for wind turbines.
Status: Introduced 1/9/23; referred to Commerce. Referred to Commerce subcommittee 1/10/22. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SF 31: A bill requiring the electronic publication of certain public notices.
Status: Introduced 1/10/23; referred to Technology. Referred to Technology subcommittee 1/17/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SF 195 (formerly SF 46): A bill modifying the definition of essential corporate purpose to include cybersecurity purposes. See also companion bill HSB 16.
Status: Introduced 1/11/23; referred to Technology. Referred to Technology subcommittee 1/17/23. Passed subcommittee (12-0) and referred to Ways and Means 2/2/23. Referred to Ways and Means subcommittee 2/15/23.
SF 198 (formerly SSB 1043): A bill relating to plan, update and budget review of rate-regulated electric utilities. See also companion bill HSB 73.
Status: Introduced 1/17/23; referred to Commerce. Referred to Commerce subcommittee 1/17/23. Passed subcommittee 1/19/23. Passed Senate Commerce Committee (18-0) 2/1/23. Withdrawn and substituted for HF 248.
SF 202 (formerly SSB 1036): A bill on the acknowledgement of public records requests. See also companion bill HF 350.
Status: Introduced 1/12/23. Passed subcommittee 1/25/23. Passed committee (18-0) 2/2/23.
SF 225: A bill designating electric utility line workers as public safety employees for the purposes of collective bargaining.
Status: Introduced 2/7/23; referred to Workforce. Referred to Workforce subcommittee 2/8/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SF 332: A bill establishing a shared solar net metering cooperative program.
Status: Introduced 2/20/23; referred to Commerce. Referred to Commerce subcommittee 2/21/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SF 346: A bill concerning applications for permits to construct electric transmission lines, pipelines and underground storage facilities, and hazardous liquid pipelines.
Status: Introduced 2/21/23; referred to Commerce. Referred to Commerce subcommittee 2/21/23. Subcommittee recommended indefinite postponement 2/27/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SF 411 (formerly SSB 1085): A bill relating to the regulation of energy sources by counties and cities.
Status: Introduced 1/25/23; referred to Commerce and referred to Commerce subcommittee 1/25/23. Passed subcommittee (2-1) 2/723. Passed committee (18-0) 2/23/23. Passed Senate (41-6) 3/6/23. Referred to House Commerce 3/7/23. Referred to Commerce subcommittee 3/9/23. Passed subcommittee (2-1) 3/15/23.
SF 428: A bill relating to agricultural land restoration for electric transmission lines.
Status: Introduced 2/27/23; referred to Commerce. Referred to Commerce subcommittee 2/28/23. Passed subcommittee 3/1/23. Passed committee (17-0) 3/2/23. Failed to meet second funnel deadline.
SF 495 (formerly SSB 1095): A bill relating to the use of affirmative defense by entities using cybersecurity programs. See also companion bill HSB 154.
Status: Introduced 1/30/23; referred to Technology. Referred to Technology subcommittee 1/31/23. Passed subcommittee (3-0) 2/23/23. Passed committee (12-0) 3/1/23. Withdrawn and substituted for HF 553.
SF 507 (formerly SSB 1094): A bill concerning public contracts with companies that boycott certain companies or that engage in non pecuniary social investment policies.
Status: Introduced 1/26/23; referred to State Government and referred to Senate State Government subcommittee 1/26/23. Passed subcommittee (2-1) 2/14/23. Passed committee (12-6) 3/1/23. Passed Senate (33-16). Passed House w/amend (63-34) 3/15/23.
SF 514 (formerly SSB 1123): A bill relating to the organization, structures and functions of state government. See also companion bill HSB 126.
Status: Introduced 2/2/23; referred to State Government. Referred to State Government subcommittee 2/6/23. Passed committee (12-6) 2/22/23. Passed committee (12-6) 2/22/23. Passed Senate (34-15) 3/7/23. Passed House (58-39) 3/15/23. Signed by governor 4/4/23.
SF 535 (formerly SSB 1157): A bill to clarify the IUB’s limited jurisdiction over municipal utilities and electric cooperatives.
Status: Introduced 2/14/23; referred to Commerce and referred to Commerce subcommittee 2/14/23. Passed subcommittee (3-0) 2/23/23. Passed committee (16-1) 3/2/23. Withdrawn and substituted for HF 599.
SF 546 (formerly SF 480 and SSB 1190): A bill allowing for the online publication of public notices.
Status: Introduced 2/27/23; referred to Technology. Referred to Technology subcommittee 2/27/23. Passed subcommittee (2-0) 2/28/23. Passed committee (11-1) 3/1/23. Referred to Ways and Means 3/6/23; referred to Ways and Means subcommittee. Passed Ways and Means (11-7) 3/8/23. Passed Senate (37-12) 4/20/23.
SSB 1059: A bill relating to plan, update and budget review of rate-regulated electric utilities.
Status: Introduced 1/18/23; referred to Senate Commerce committee. Referred to Commerce subcommittee 1/18/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SSB 1077: A bill relating to commercially owned solar panel field installation on agricultural land.
Status: Introduced 1/24/23; referred to Senate Agriculture subcommittee. Passed subcommittee (2-0) 1/30/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SSB 1097: A bill relating to the acquisition of water, sanitary sewer, and storm water utilities by a rate-regulated utility. See also companion bill HF 56.
Status: Introduced 1/30/23; referred to Commerce. Referred to Commerce subcommittee 1/31/23. Passed subcommittee (3-0) 2/22/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SSB 1149: A bill allowing electric rate regulated utilities to use advanced rate making principles on electric generation, transmission, and energy storage.
Status: Introduced 2/13/23; referred to Commerce and referred to Commerce subcommittee 2/13/23. Passed subcommittee (2-1) 2/15/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SSB 1158: A bill to give public utilities priority for diesel fuel when an energy or capacity emergency is declared. See also companion bill HSB 192.
Status: Introduced 2/14/23; referred to Commerce and referred to Commerce subcommittee 2/14/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.
SSB 1173: A bill allowing rate regulated utilities to create tariffs for optional innovation programs. See also companion bill HSB 200.
Status: Introduced 2/21; referred to Commerce 2/21; referred to Commerce subcommittee 2/21/23. Failed to meet first funnel deadline 3/3/23.