HB 7412

Rhode Island House bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: March 20, 2026.

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

Bill ID RI-2026-HB-7412
Session 2026
Status introduced
House introduced 2026-03-20
Infrastructure / Utilities
Summary

Requires a natural gas and electric utility company to read the meters of all ratepayers on a quarterly basis. The utility would be required to provide a formula, used to create estimated bills, to the PUC in order to send estimated bills.

Sponsor
Kislak
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-30 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-20 Status introduced
2026-03-20 Latest Action Withdrawn at sponsor's request
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