Georgia - Session 1033
Title: Public utilities; authorize certain Tier 2 local exchange companies to elect to become subject to rate of return regulation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to telecommunications and competition development, so as to authorize certain Tier 2 local exchange companies to elect to become subject to rate of return regulation; to repeal a limitation on the period of time certain distributions can be made from the Universal Access Fund; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-18 | Status | passed_upper |
| 2026-03-18 | Latest Action | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1133 | Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects related to facilitating solar installations on closed landfills; authorize | in_committee |
| HB 1261 | Revenue and taxation; level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; provide | in_committee |
| HB 1555 | Fort Valley, City of; deannex certain territory | in_committee |
| HR 1051 | Property; granting of non-exclusive easements of certain state owned property; authorize | in_committee |
| SB 553 | Professions and Businesses; repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors and enact a new Chapter 14 | passed_upper |
| HB 641 | Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time | in_committee |
| HB 1493 | Georgia Worker Empowerment Act; enact | in_committee |
| HB 1501 | Environmental Protection Division; maintain a public website for monitoring levels of certain contaminants in public water systems | in_committee |