SB 288: Rural Electric Cooperatives

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Rural Electric Cooperatives; Prohibiting a cooperative that sells electricity at retail from adopting, enacting, or enforcing a fee meeting specified criteria, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/13/2026 03:22 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 379 by Shoaf Rural Electric Cooperatives Last Action: 3/11/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 288	Similar

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  425.041

  Prohibited bylaws, tariffs, and policies.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/24/2025	S	• Filed
  11/17/2025	S	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
  12/1/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 12/09/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  12/9/2025	S	• Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  12/10/2025	S	• Now in Community Affairs
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/15/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/20/2026	S	• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  1/27/2026	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26
  1/29/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 233 • Read 3rd time -SJ 233 • Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 233 • Immediately certified -SJ 236
  1/29/2026	H	• In Messages
  3/9/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026) • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/10/2026	H	• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Added to Second Reading Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
  3/11/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Amendment 815655 adopted • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 1
  3/11/2026	S	• In returning messages
  3/12/2026	S	• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (815655) -SJ 880 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 880 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
  3/31/2026		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4/1/2026		• Approved by Governor
  4/2/2026		• Chapter No. 2026-21