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Legislative Report April 25, 2024
Prepared by: The Ohio Manufacturers' Association
Energy Legislation
Bill Information
ETHICS, FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REFORM
(MERRIN D)

To enact the Ethics and Financial Disclosure Reform Act to revise the law governing ethics and lobbying.

  ALL BILL STATUS

3/28/2023 - House Government Oversight, (Second Hearing)

2/21/2023 - House Government Oversight, (First Hearing)

2/16/2023 - Referred to Committee House Government Oversight

2/15/2023 - Introduced

UTILITY BILLING TRANSPARENCY
(SKINDELL M)

To enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act" requiring the itemization of all riders, taxes, and other costs on certain utility bills.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/24/2024 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

2/16/2023 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities

2/15/2023 - Introduced

ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES
(SEITZ B, SWEENEY B)

To permit electric distribution utilities to establish energy efficiency and demand reduction portfolios.

  ALL BILL STATUS

6/21/2023 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED & REPORTED OUT, House Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)

5/3/2023 - House Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)

4/26/2023 - House Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

4/19/2023 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

2/28/2023 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities

2/27/2023 - Introduced

REPEAL 133-HB6
(WEINSTEIN C, BRENNAN S)

To repeal the legacy generation resource provisions of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly and provide customers refunds.

  ALL BILL STATUS

6/20/2023 - Re-Referred to Committee

3/22/2023 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities

3/16/2023 - Introduced

SOLAR PROGRAMS
(HOOPS J, RAY S)

To establish the community solar pilot program and the solar development program.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/24/2024 - House Public Utilities, (Fifth Hearing)

1/24/2024 - House Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)

12/13/2023 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)

9/20/2023 - House Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

6/21/2023 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

6/7/2023 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities

6/6/2023 - Introduced

PROHIBIT CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
(HILLYER B, DEMETRIOU S)

To prohibit a state agency, county, or township from restricting the sale or use of a motor vehicle based on the energy source used to power the motor vehicle; to prohibit a state agency from adopting the California emissions standards for motor vehicles; and to change the requirements for natural gas company infrastructure development riders and economic development projects.

  ALL BILL STATUS

12/28/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 90 days

12/13/2023 - Consideration of Senate Amendments; House Does Concur, Vote 60-31

12/13/2023 - PASSED BY SENATE; Amended on Floor, Bill Vote 23-8

12/13/2023 - Bills for Third Consideration

12/13/2023 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)

12/12/2023 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

12/6/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

12/5/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

11/15/2023 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 70-23

11/15/2023 - Bills for Third Consideration

10/3/2023 - REPORTED OUT, House Transportation, (Fourth Hearing)

9/26/2023 - House Transportation, (Third Hearing)

6/20/2023 - House Transportation, (Second Hearing)

6/13/2023 - House Transportation, (First Hearing)

6/7/2023 - Referred to Committee House Transportation

6/6/2023 - Introduced

CUSTOMER-OWNED WATER SERVICE LINES
(ROBB BLASDEL M, JARRELLS D)

To permit water-works companies to bear the costs for replacing certain customer-owned water service lines.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/23/2024 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

2/28/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

2/7/2024 - PASSED BY HOUSE; Vote 78-15

2/7/2024 - Bills for Third Consideration

1/24/2024 - REPORTED OUT, House Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

12/13/2023 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

9/12/2023 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities

6/26/2023 - Introduced

COMPETITIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICE
(SEITZ B, ROBB BLASDEL M)

Regarding public utilities and competitive retail electric service.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/24/2024 - BILL AMENDED, House Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

1/24/2024 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

9/26/2023 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities

9/12/2023 - Introduced

WASTE ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEMS
(PIZZULLI J, JOHNSON M)

To make certain steam-producing facilities waste energy recovery systems for purposes of the state's energy efficiency laws.

  ALL BILL STATUS

12/13/2023 - REPORTED OUT, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fifth Hearing)

12/6/2023 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)

11/15/2023 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)

10/25/2023 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)

10/4/2023 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

9/26/2023 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources

9/12/2023 - Introduced

INCLUDE NUCLEAR REACTION ENERGY AS GREEN ENERGY
(STEIN D, BRENNAN S)

To include energy generated by nuclear reaction as green energy.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/24/2024 - REPORTED OUT, House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)

12/13/2023 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Third Hearing)

12/6/2023 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Second Hearing)

11/15/2023 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing)

10/31/2023 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources

10/24/2023 - Introduced

CARBON CAPTURE
(ROBB BLASDEL M)

To declare the General Assembly's intent to regulate carbon capture and storage technologies and the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide for long-term storage.

  ALL BILL STATUS

12/12/2023 - Referred to Committee House Energy and Natural Resources

12/6/2023 - Introduced

PUCO NOMINATING PROCESS CHANGES
(TROY D)

To make various changes to the Public Utilities Commission nominating council and nomination process.

  ALL BILL STATUS

1/9/2024 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities

12/13/2023 - Introduced

REFUNDS FOR UNLAWFUL UTILITY CHARGES
(BAKER R)

To require refunds for utility customers when a utility charge was determined to be unlawful.

  ALL BILL STATUS

2/6/2024 - Referred to Committee House Public Utilities

2/1/2024 - Introduced

PUBLIC UTILITIES - POLITICAL EXPENDITURES
(MIRANDA J, MCNALLY L)

To prohibit certain public utilities from recovering political expenditure costs from their customers.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/23/2024 - House Government Oversight, (First Hearing)

4/2/2024 - Referred to Committee House Government Oversight

3/7/2024 - Introduced

ESG POLICIES-STATE ENTITIES
(SCHURING K)

Regarding environmental, social, and corporate governance policies with respect to the state retirement systems, Bureau of Workers' Compensation, and state institutions of higher education.

  ALL BILL STATUS

5/23/2023 - Referred to Committee House Financial Institutions

5/10/2023 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 26-7

5/10/2023 - Bills for Third Consideration

4/18/2023 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, Senate Finance, (Fifth Hearing)

3/21/2023 - Senate Finance, (Fourth Hearing)

3/14/2023 - Senate Finance, (Third Hearing)

3/7/2023 - Senate Finance, (Second Hearing)

2/21/2023 - Senate Finance, (First Hearing)

1/17/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance

1/11/2023 - Introduced

PUBLIC UTILITIES-SUBSTATION SECURITY
(JOHNSON T)

To require public utilities to provide twenty-four hour security systems at substations.

  ALL BILL STATUS

3/28/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

3/7/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

3/1/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

2/28/2023 - Introduced

ELECTRIC, NATURAL GAS SERVICES
(WILKIN S)

Regarding public utilities and competitive retail electric and natural gas services.

  ALL BILL STATUS

12/5/2023 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Fifth Hearing)

11/14/2023 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Fourth Hearing)

6/20/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)

5/23/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

5/2/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

4/19/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

3/29/2023 - Introduced

NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE RIDER CHANGES
(ROMANCHUK M)

To make changes to the natural gas infrastructure development rider.

  ALL BILL STATUS

5/17/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

5/16/2023 - Introduced

PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION EXEMPTIONS
(BRENNER A)

To exempt from regulation as a public utility certain persons or entities providing utility related services after the metered point of delivery.

  ALL BILL STATUS

6/20/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

5/31/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

5/23/2023 - Introduced

ELIMINATING ELECTRIC SECURITY PLANS
(ROMANCHUK M)

To eliminate electric security plans and require all electric standard service offers to be delivered through market-rate offers, and to strengthen corporate separation requirements.

  ALL BILL STATUS

1/23/2024 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

12/12/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

9/13/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

8/17/2023 - Introduced

PUBLIC UTILITIES - POLITICAL EXPENDITURES
(SMITH K)

To prohibit certain public utilities from recovering political expenditure costs from their customers.

  ALL BILL STATUS

9/20/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

9/13/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

9/5/2023 - Introduced

PROHIBIT TERMINATING ELECTRIC, GAS SERVICE
(SMITH K)

To prohibit terminating electric or gas service to certain households and establish a payment plan for these services.

  ALL BILL STATUS

9/20/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

9/13/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

9/5/2023 - Introduced

REPEAL 133-HB6 PROVISIONS
(SMITH K)

To repeal the legacy generation resource provisions of H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly and provide customers refunds.

  ALL BILL STATUS

9/20/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

9/13/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

9/5/2023 - Introduced

NATURAL GAS-OFFERING CARBON OFFSETS
(WILKIN S, LANG G)

To allow for competitive retail natural gas service suppliers to offer carbon offsets to customers.

  ALL BILL STATUS

1/23/2024 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

11/15/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

10/17/2023 - Introduced

LEGISLATIVE INTENT-CARBON CAPTURE
(SCHAFFER T, LANDIS A)

To declare the General Assembly's intent to regulate carbon capture and storage technologies and the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide for long-term storage.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/9/2024 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

12/13/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

12/6/2023 - Introduced

CONSUMER UTILITY BILLING TRANSPARENCY
(SMITH K)

To enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act" requiring the itemization of all riders, taxes, and other costs on certain utility bills.

  ALL BILL STATUS

2/28/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

2/27/2024 - Introduced

UTILITY CUSTOMERS-UNLAWFUL CHARGE REFUND
(SMITH K)

To require refunds for utility customers when a utility charge was determined to be unlawful.

  ALL BILL STATUS

2/28/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

2/27/2024 - Introduced

CHANGE PUCO NOMINATING COUNCIL PROCESS
(DEMORA B, HICKS-HUDSON P)

To make various changes to the Public Utilities Commission nominating council and nomination process.

  ALL BILL STATUS

2/28/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

2/27/2024 - Introduced

FEDERAL FUNDING-HYDROGEN HUBS
(DOLAN M)

Urging President Biden, the United States Department of Energy, and the Congress of the United States to designate federal funding for hydrogen hubs in Ohio.

  ALL BILL STATUS

3/8/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

3/1/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Rules and Reference

3/1/2023 - Introduced

URGE CONTINUED INVESTMENT-NATURAL GAS
(RULLI M)

To recognize that natural gas and its production industry are vital to Ohio's economic future and to urge continued investment in natural gas infrastructure to make affordable energy available to every Ohioan.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/24/2024 - ADOPTED BY SENATE; Amended on Floor, Vote 32-0

4/24/2024 - Bills for Third Consideration

4/23/2024 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Third Hearing)

1/23/2024 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

9/20/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

6/20/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

5/17/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

5/11/2023 - Introduced

URGE USEPA WITHDRAW PROPOSED REGULATIONS
(REINEKE W, MCCOLLEY R)

To urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and to urge the United States Congress to take action to prevent the regulations from taking effect.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/23/2024 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (Second Hearing)

4/10/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Energy and Public Utilities

4/9/2024 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)

3/19/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Rules and Reference

3/19/2024 - Introduced