2023 House Bill 4706 / Public Act 245

Public utilities: public service commission; electric vehicle charging station operators; exempt from certain public utility requirements.

An act to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled “An act to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy suppliers; to provide for licensing; to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending the title and sections 10g, 10h, and 10q (MCL 460.10g, 460.10h, and 460.10q), the title as amended by 2016 PA 341, section 10g as amended by 2008 PA 286, section 10h as added by 2000 PA 142, and section 10q as added by 2000 PA 141.

Senate Fiscal Agency Analysis

The bill would amend Public Act 3 of 1939, the Public Service Commission law, to allow an entity that provided electric vehicle charging services to own, construct, or operate an electric vehicle charging station without being considered a public utility and to charge a customer for those services on a volumetric basis.

Introduced in the House

June 7, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Sharon MacDonell (D-56) and 20 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Veronica Paiz (D-11), Noah Arbit (D-20), Joey Andrews (D-38), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Julie Rogers (D-41), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Jasper Martus (D-69), Ranjeev Puri (D-24), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Kelly Breen (D-21), Reggie Miller (D-31), Brenda Carter (D-53), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Jason Morgan (D-23), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Jenn Hill (D-109) and Jaime Churches (D-27)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure

June 20, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

June 27, 2023

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

June 28, 2023

Passed in the House 100 to 8 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 28, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Environment

Nov. 2, 2023

Reported without amendment

Nov. 7, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported without amendment

Nov. 8, 2023

Passed in the Senate 33 to 2 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 30, 2023