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Senators pitch PUCO nominating-council reforms after HB 6 fallout
Summary
Senators introduced SB 99 to change how Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) commissioners are nominated: adding consumer and minority representation on the nominating council, requiring public interviews, limiting terms, and restricting nominees with prior ties to regulated entities. The bill received sponsor testimony and questioning; no vote was taken.
Senators presented Senate Bill 99 at a first hearing in the Senate Public Utilities Committee, saying the measure would revamp the commission nominating council to guard against conflicts of interest that surfaced after the HB 6 scandal.
A sponsor who testified said SB 99 would require the governor to choose at least one consumer representative from a list provided by a Consumers Council, add three members to the nominating council (including a minority communities representative…
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