Bill > HB2592

This bill, concerning utilities, primarily focuses on expanding the representation on the utility boards of certain electric utilities owned by municipalities. Specifically, it mandates that if an electric utility serves a significant number of customers outside its home municipality but within its home county, or in other counties, the utility's governing board (referred to as the "utility board") must be expanded to include additional voting members representing those outside areas. These new members would be appointed by incorporated cities or towns within the home county or by the outside county itself, provided they are customers of the utility and not employees or board members of any utility. The bill also makes technical amendments to existing laws regarding electric cooperatives, clarifying procedures for the purchase or transfer of their properties and service rights between September 1, 2026, and September 2, 2027, requiring mutual agreement unless it's a result of a prior annexation. The overall aim is to ensure broader representation on the boards of municipal electric utilities as their service areas expand beyond their immediate municipal boundaries.