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Sponsor Says Bill Would Ban Passing Lobbying and Political Spending to Ratepayers, Require Annual PUCO Disclosure
Summary
Representative Natalie McNally and joint sponsor Representative Raider presented House Bill 467 to the Ohio House Energy Committee. The bill would prohibit public utilities from passing political, lobbying or public-relations expenses to ratepayers, require annual itemized disclosure to PUCO, and impose fines and a restitution fund for ratepayers.
Representative Natalie McNally, sponsor of House Bill 467, told the Ohio House Energy Committee the bill would “ensure that Ohio ratepayers are not burdened with the cost of their public utility providers’ lobbying expenses” and would require itemized disclosure of political spending to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO).
“when folks pay their light bills to keep their lights on, they're not they're doing that to keep their lights on. They're not doing it to pay for lobbyists,” Representative McNally said during testimony. She described the bill as a consumer-transparency and consumer-protection measure rather than a prohibition on advocacy…
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