Environment
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
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SB 167: Prohibiting electric public utilities from recovering from ratepayers the costs associated with electric vehicle charging stations and requiring electric public utilities to establish electric vehicle charging service rate schedules.
Committee on Utilities
SB 167 status: In Committee — Died in Committee (updated Apr 10, 2026).
Source
OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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What this bill does
Official summary alongside an AI-generated read on where it stands and why.
Overall Score
Not enough information
Score:Not enough information
Risk:Moderate Risk
Impact:Moderate Impact 55/100
Constitutionality95%
Bipartisan50%
Public opinion50%
Bill summary
This bill would stop power companies from adding the cost of building electric car chargers to everyone's monthly electric bill. Instead, the companies would have to create a separate pricing plan specifically for the people who actually use those chargers. The Senate is currently deciding whether to pass this law.
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Impact analysis
✦ AI analysisModeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
Economy
Mixed / Neutral
50%
Benefits
- Protects general ratepayers from subsidizing private infrastructure
- Improves cost transparency for utility service
- Reduces potential cross-subsidization of EV infrastructure
Risks
- May slow the growth of public EV charging networks
- Could discourage utilities from investing in infrastructure
- Creates additional administrative costs for utility companies
Society
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Technology Industry
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Civic Accountability
Positive outlook
60%
Benefits
- Requires regulatory review of new rate schedules
- Enhances transparency regarding infrastructure spending
- Imposes clear requirements on public utilities
Risks
- Increases administrative load on the Corporation Commission
- Potential for regulatory disputes over rate schedules
- Risk of opaque pricing formulas within new schedules
Public Health & Safety
Not enough information
Not enough information to score this sector.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
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How trustworthy & consequential it is
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Source
OpenStates
Official bill text or data from OpenStates.
Confidence
Low
Information is limited or incomplete.
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Source note
LegiScan returned a PDF-only document. PDF extraction is not enabled in this build, so the pipeline used a safer fallback.
Analysis scope
Source provided is a summary and does not contain full legal text or definitions of rate recovery mechanisms.
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Where it stands
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- GovernorUpcoming
- EnactedUpcoming
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