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Alabama Legislature · HB475 · Enacted

Public Service Commission; number of commissioners expanded to represent congressional districts, phase-in by election provided, term of office revised, position of Secretary of Energy established as cabinet member, calc

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Officially: “Public Service Commission; number of commissioners expanded to represent congressional districts, phase-in by election provided, term of office revised, position of Secretary of Energy established as cabinet member, calculation of electric utility rates revised; rate hearings authorized Read the full text

2026 regular session

What it does

This act is the Power to the People Act. This act amends Sections 17-14-2, 17-14-3, 36-3-1, 37-1-1, 37-1-3, 37-1-5, and 37-1-12, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) expand the Public Service Commission from three to seven members from each congressional district as of 2024; (2) require the Governor to appoint four members to the commission by July 15, 2026, for two two-year terms and two four-year terms; (3) require elections of commissioners at the general elections in 2026, 2028, 2030, and 2032 to r
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Where it is

Enacted (latest official status) · Feb 19, 2026
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Butler (M)

Recorded votes

Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-02 · yeas 72, nays 26, abstains 2
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-02 · yeas 68, nays 31, abstains 1
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-01 · yeas 32, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-01 · yeas 31, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-01 · yeas 31, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-01 · yeas 31, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-17 · yeas 104, nays 0, abstains 1
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-17 · yeas 81, nays 3, abstains 19
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-17 · yeas 103, nays 0, abstains 2
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-17 · yeas 95, nays 0, abstains 8
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Alabama legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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