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Senate committee approves utility disclosure of nuclear-waste storage costs; amendment adopted

Senate Energy and Environment Committee · February 16, 2026
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The Senate Energy and Environment Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 15 97 requiring electric utilities to disclose to customers costs recovered in rates for storing nuclear waste and advanced the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The committee also discussed definitions related to small modular reactors.

The Senate Energy and Environment Committee on Feb. 16 adopted amendments to Senate Bill 15 97 and voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a due-pass recommendation.

Committee staff said the dash-1 amendment narrows the bill to require electric utilities to disclose to customers the costs recovered in electricity rates for…

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