SB651
Underground electric distribution & transmission improvement.; levy on utility customers by ordinance.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Senate: Failed to Pass from conference
Chief Patron:
Russet Perry (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Qualifying localities; underground electric distribution and transmission improvements; levy on utility customers by ordinance.
Authorizes a qualifying locality, defined in the bill, to enter into an agreement with an electric utility to place new or proposed underground electric distribution or transmission lines and facilities or to relocate or convert existing overhead electric distribution or transmission lines and facilities underground. The bill requires any such ... (More) agreement to provide that the locality pay to the utility its full additional costs of placing new or proposed electric distribution or transmission lines in the qualifying locality or relocating and converting that portion of a line located in the county underground rather than overhead, minus the net of relocation credits. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105147D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/31/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/31/2026 8:22 am)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/19/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/21/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (2/21/2026 3:41 pm)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 03/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 03/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 03/05/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26109186D-H1
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/10/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/11/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/11/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/11/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/12/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Perry, Marsden, McDougle
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Singh, Sullivan, O'Quinn
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: No further action taken
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Failed to Pass from conference
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Failed to Pass from conference
