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SB 288: Rural Electric Cooperatives

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Rural Electric Cooperatives; Prohibiting a cooperative that sells electricity at retail from adopting, enacting, or enforcing a fee meeting specified criteria; revising the applicability of such prohibition on the types or fuel sources of energy production which may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by specified entities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/29/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/24/2025 Senate • Filed
11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
12/1/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 12/09/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
12/9/2025 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
12/10/2025 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/20/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/27/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26
1/29/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 233
• Read 3rd time -SJ 233
• Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 233
• Immediately certified -SJ 236
1/29/2026 House • In Messages