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LC 3104

Generally revise energy laws

2025 Regular Session

Broadly revises energy laws, reshaping state policy, utilities, renewables, efficiency programs, and grid modernization; affects rates, services, and consumers.

(LC) Draft Died in Process
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Bill Summary · LC 3104

Summary: LC 3104 — Generally revise energy laws

A high-level overview of the bill, based on the information provided.

Basic Information

  • Bill Number: LC 3104
  • Title: Generally revise energy laws
  • Status: Draft Died in Process (as of 2025-05-27)
  • Introduced: December 13, 2024
  • Classification: bill
  • Subject: Energy

Purpose and Intent (Inferred)

  • The title indicates an aim to broadly revise the state’s energy laws. Specific objectives, policy changes, or targeted reforms are not provided in the available information. As such, the exact scope, goals, and direction (e.g., regulatory framework, standards, subsidies, procurement, grid modernization) cannot be enumerated from the text provided.

Timeline and Procedural History

  • 2024-12-13: Draft On Hold (indicates the drafter began work, but the draft was paused)
  • 2024-12-13: Drafter Assigned (a staff drafter was appointed)
  • 2025-05-27: Draft Died in Process (the draft did not advance toward passage)

Note: “Died in Process” typically means the bill did not progress to committee action or floor consideration and is not moving forward in its current form.

Key Provisions (Not Available)

  • No specific provisions, sections, or amendments are listed in the available information. Therefore, concrete provisions—such as changes to regulatory authority, energy efficiency standards, renewable portfolio requirements, rate design, permitting, or funding mechanisms—cannot be stated.

Potential Impact (General Considerations)

  • If enacted, a broad revision of energy laws could affect:
    • State energy policy direction and regulatory framework
    • Utilities, including rate setting, procurement, and service standards
    • Renewable energy developers and projects (e.g., solar, wind, storage)
    • Energy efficiency programs and building standards
    • Grid modernization and reliability initiatives
    • Environmental and permitting processes
    • Consumers and ratepayers (costs, protections, and program availability)
    • State agencies and regulators responsible for energy oversight

Important: These potential impacts are general and hypothetical, given the lack of text detailing the bill’s provisions.

Affected Parties

  • Utilities and energy providers
  • State energy regulators and agencies
  • Renewable developers and project developers
  • Energy efficiency program administrators
  • Consumers and businesses
  • Advocacy groups and industry stakeholders

Next Steps

  • If reintroduced or revised, the bill would progress through the standard legislative process (committee hearings, potential amendments, floor votes). As of the latest status, the draft has died in process, so there is no current path to enactment unless reintroduced in a future session.

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