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Committee advances AB 1167 to bar utilities from charging ratepayers for lobbying and promotional spending
Summary
AB 1167 would prohibit investor-owned utilities from recovering from ratepayers the costs of lobbying, promotional advertising and certain trade association dues; supporters including TURN and Earthjustice said the bill increases transparency and accountability, while utilities urged more work on definitions and warned of complexity. The subcomm
Assemblymember Phil Ting (author identification from context) presented AB 1167 to establish guardrails and transparency requirements on investor-owned utilities' accounting and rate requests so ratepayers do not fund lobbying, promotional advertising, or shareholder-focused expenses. The author cited recent media reports alleging utilities tried to pass political spending and promotional ads to ratepayers as justification.
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