PennsylvaniaCommission would post utility rates and rate requests online
Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission would post overseen rates and rate increase requests in a searchable database, with available information going back at least 20 years.
What it does
The commission would create a searchable public database of rates it oversees, including rate increase requests and at least 20 years of available information. It would add new requests within 10 days of receiving them.
Argument forCustomers could use one searchable database to find commission overseen rates and rate increase requests, including available information from at least 20 years.
Argument againstCustomers could still find gaps in older records because the database must include available information, not information the commission does not have.
More detail
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission would create and maintain a public database of rates it oversees. The database would cover all rates the commission oversees and include available information for at least the previous 20 years. The commission may hire a third party to operate the database. The commission would have to create the database within 120 days after the act takes effect. It would have to add information about a rate increase request within 10 days after receiving it.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 26Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureLatest
- Oct 20Third consideration and final passagePassed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Oct 20Re-reported as committedMinor
- Oct 19Re-committed to AppropriationsMinor
- Oct 19Second considerationMinor
- Oct 7Removed from table
- Sep 29Laid on the table
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities): Report Bill As Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities): Adopt Amendment A04230. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 29First considerationMinor
- Sep 29Reported as amendedMajor
- Jun 2Referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & UtilitiesIntroduced
Consumer Protection