Alabama House pulls bill ending Public Service Commission elections prior to vote
The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday pulled a bill that would have ended popular elections to the state utility regulation board prior to a scheduled vote.
Rep. Chip Brown, R-Hollinger’s Island, said Thursday that HB 392 was removed from the schedule to allow lawmakers to further discuss the potential ramifications of the bill, which would end elections to the Alabama Public Service Commission by 2030.
“We are still looking at ironing some things out on that,” Brown said Thursday. “At the end of the day, the whole issue is about affordability, and Alabama has the highest utility rates in the Southeast.”
Brown said he had the votes for the bill in the House, but that they were “still analyzing” whether the Senate would support the measure. House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, said at a news conference Thursday that the bill needs additional support in the Alabama Senate.
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