SB 199 - Bean, Jason
Creates provisions relating to condemnation of land by certain utilities
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
0706S.01I
Title
SB 199
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
N/A
Effective Date
August 28, 2025
Current Status
Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy & the Environment Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 199 - Under the act, the authority of any electrical corporation to condemn property shall not extend to the construction of any structure or facility that uses wind or solar energy to generate or manufacture electricity.
The authority of any electrical corporation to condemn property shall extend to acquisition of rights needed to construct, operate, and maintain certain electrical infrastructure, described in the act, needed to collect and deliver solar or wind energy to the distribution or transmission grid.
The act is identical to a provision in SB 214 (2025), SB 1262 (2024), to a provision in SB 805 (2024), a provision in HB 1449 (2024), a provision in SCS/HCS/HB 1746 (2024), provisions in HB 1052 (2023) and substantially similar to a provision in HB 221 (2025), a provision in HCS#2/HBs 440 & 1160 (2025), HB 475 (2025), a provision in SB 139 (2025), HB 1750 (2024), and SB 577 (2023).
JULIA SHEVELEVA