2022 House Joint Resolution Y

Transfer control of private utilities to state

Introduced in the House

Nov. 29, 2022

Introduced by Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-53)

To transfer control of and authority over many of the management and operational decisions now made by private gas and electric utility providers, away from the investor-owned companies which provide the overwhelming majority of these services to households and businesses, and to a new state “Public Utility Board” controlled by political appointees selected by the governor.

Referred to the Committee on Energy