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Committee weighs bill to bar utilities from charging customers for lobbying, trade dues
Summary
House Economic Matters Committee members heard testimony on HB 960, the Ratepayer Freedom Act, which would bar utilities from charging customers for lobbying, certain advertising and trade-association expenses and require itemized reporting to the Public Service Commission.
Members of the House Economic Matters Committee heard hours of testimony on House Bill 960, the "Ratepayer Freedom Act," which would tighten limits on the corporate expenses that investor-owned utilities can recover through customer rates, and would require itemized disclosures to the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Proponents, including consumer advocates and policy groups, said ratepayers should not unknowingly underwrite lobbying, public-relations campaigns, entertainment or trade-association expenses. "This bill does not prevent utility companies from engaging in lobbying activities or political activities, but what it does is it makes the…
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