Public Act 167 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Terry Brown (D) on October 30, 2007, to impose specific regulations on the governance and operations of member-owned electric cooperatives. The bill would allow these electricity providers to set their own rates, but leave them under Public Service Commission regulation in matters of safety, interconnection, code of conduct, customer choice, service area, distribution, performance standards, and quality of service.
  • Referred to the House Energy and Technology Committee on October 30, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on November 7, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on April 17, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on April 17, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Terry Brown (D) on April 17, 2008, to authorize and establish procedures by which a municipally owned utility that has entered into a service area agreement with a cooperative could file a lawsuit alleging that a rate or charge offered by the cooperative is unjust and unreasonable. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 17, 2008.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on April 17, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 22, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Energy Policy & Public Utilities Committee on April 22, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 5, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on June 12, 2008, to impose specific regulations on the governance and operations of member-owned electric cooperatives. The bill would allow these electricity providers to set their own rates, but leave them under Public Service Commission regulation in matters of safety, interconnection, code of conduct, customer choice, service area, distribution, performance standards, and quality of service.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 26, 2008.