Georgia · Senate Bill 34 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being…

SB 34 Sponsored by Chuck Hufstetler Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 28, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Public Service Commission, so as to prohibit certain costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates or charges of such electric utility unless such rates or charges are designed to recover such costs solely…

Read the full title (107 words)

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Public Service Commission, so as to prohibit certain costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates or charges of such electric utility unless such rates or charges are designed to recover such costs solely from or, at least, substantially from such commercial data centers; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Read the full official title (27 words)

Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates; prohibit

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateSenate Hopper
  2. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities
  3. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities
  4. SenateSenate Read Second Time
  5. CommitteeSenate Recommitted · Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities
  6. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 20 cosponsors: 16 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

All 20 cosponsors

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.