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SF 2443Died when the session ended · March 10, 2026

Related to competitive information of city utilities

Sponsored by the Senate Local Government Committee

Same legislation: HSB 589, SSB 3153

Also covers HSB 589 and SSB 3153.

Progress

  1. Introduced
    February 11, 2026
  2. Subcommittee
    February 18, 2026
  3. Committee
    February 19, 2026
  4. Passed Senate
    March 10, 2026 · 45–0
  5. Passed House
    —
  6. Signed
    —

Became SF 2443 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2443 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, the governing body of a city utility or combined utility system, or a city enterprise or combined city enterprise, may vote to hold a closed session to discuss marketing and pricing strategies or proprietary information if its competitive position would be harmed by public disclosure not required of potential or actual competitors, and if no public purpose would be served by such disclosure.

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The minutes and an audio or audiovisual recording of the session shall be made available for public examination once the public disclosure would no longer harm the utility’s competitive position. This bill allows for a closed session by vote to discuss proprietary information or marketing and pricing strategies if the competitive position of the utility or a third party would be harmed by the public disclosure of the marketing and pricing strategies and such disclosure is not required of potential or actual competitors or other utilities.9, subsection 2, as customer records that if disclosed would harm the competitive position of a customer, or information required by a noncustomer contracting party to be kept confidential pursuant to a nondisclosure agreement which relates to electric transmission planning and construction, critical energy infrastructure, an ownership interest or acquisition of an ownership interest in an electric generating facility, or other information made confidential by law or rule. The bill changes the definition of “proprietary information” to include customer records that if disclosed would harm the competitive position of a customer or a utility; or information related to electric transmission planning and construction, critical energy infrastructure, electric generation capacity planning, energy markets or prices, or an ownership interest or acquisition of an ownership interest in an electric generating facility, including but not limited to information required to be kept confidential pursuant to a nondisclosure agreement, or other information made confidential by law or rule.9.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendment S-5090; see Amendments. Full bill text

Amendments · 1

1 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

  • S-5090 · filed March 10, 2026
    Adopted
    March 10, 2026

History

2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
March 17, 2026
Subcommittee: Wulf, Johnson, R. and Jones. H.J. 683. Journal
March 12, 2026
Read first time, referred to State Government. H.J. 639. Journal
March 10, 2026
Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. S.J. 543. Journal
February 23, 2026
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 372. Journal
February 23, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 358. Journal
February 19, 2026
As SSB 3153: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2443.
February 18, 2026
As SSB 3153: Subcommittee recommends passage.
February 11, 2026
As SSB 3153: Subcommittee: Bousselot, Driscoll, and Knox.
February 11, 2026
As SSB 3153: Introduced, referred to Local Government.

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