Alabama House committee delays consideration of PSC bill

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 759

Last Updated: 6 days, 15 hours ago

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An Alabama House committee delayed consideration of a bill Wednesday aimed at increasing regulation of utilities after the sponsor introduced a version with explicit requirements for the Public Service Commission (PSC) to hold legal hearings on rates.

HB 475, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, would require the PSC to hold annual rate hearings for each regulated utility. The legislation was filed amid growing public frustration over high power bills and after …

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