CS/HB 1461: Advanced Nuclear Reactors
GENERAL BILL by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee ; Miller ; Gentry ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gossett-Seidman ; LaMarca ; Spencer
Advanced Nuclear Reactors; Authorizes PSC to regulate advanced nuclear reactors in this state; authorizes DOH & DEP to exercise specified powers & duties; requires PSC, DOH, & DEP to jointly establish criteria for certification of laboratories that perform analysis on nuclear materials; authorizes possession of nuclear material for specified purposes; requires permits for transfer, receipt, possession, use, storage, or disposal of nuclear materials; requires certifications for significant design modifications of small modular reactors; requires PSC to make certain determinations before issuing such permits & certifications; authorizes PSC to issue reciprocal permits under certain conditions; requires commission, after consultation with DEP & DOH, to adopt rules; revises criteria PSC must consider in preliminary study of electric utility 10-year site plans & in making determinations for proposed power plants; revises requirements for development of certain standards by electric utilities; removes such requirement for rural cooperatives; revises applicability of power plant capacity & expansion thresholds.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/9/2026 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/15/2026 | House |
• Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee |
| 1/26/2026 | House |
• Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/28/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee |
| 1/29/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 1/30/2026 | House |
• Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Budget Committee |
