---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to electric and telephone cooperatives; relating to telephone service and related telecommunications services; relating to the creation and regulation of electric reliability organizations; relating to participation of electric utilities in electric reliability organizations; relating to duties of electric reliability organizations; providing for integrated resource planning; requiring project preapproval for certain interconnected large energy facilities; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to electric and telephone cooperatives; relating to telephone service and related telecommunications services; relating to the creation and regulation of electric reliability organizations; relating to participation of electric utilities in electric reliability organizations; relating to duties of electric reliability organizations; providing for integrated resource planning; requiring project preapproval for certain interconnected large energy facilities; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "31"
identifier: "SB 123"
citation: "Alaska SB 123 (31)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS", "COMMUNICATIONS", "ENERGY", "FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", "HEARINGS", "NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS", "PUBLIC UTILITIES", "REGULATORY ACTIONS", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SENATE RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 103
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-05-14"
last_action: "2020-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd3baa76-64e9-41c4-9ae7-01468c008f86"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31?Root=SB123"
source_hash: "48d550a4d1b18474b0ceaf4d02912a2151d8ba0e9f56210de7cebc6ba08307ec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
---

# Alaska SB 123 (31) — An Act relating to electric and telephone cooperatives; relating to telephone service and related telecommunications services; relating to the creation and regulation of electric reliability organizations; relating to participation of electric utilities in electric reliability organizations; relating to duties of electric reliability organizations; providing for integrated resource planning; requiring project preapproval for certain interconnected large energy facilities; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB0123A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=SB0123A)
2. **SB0123B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=SB0123B)
3. **SB0123C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=SB0123C)
4. **SB0123Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=SB0123Z)

## Votes

- (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N- E3 #2147 — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 #1989 — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y34 E6 #1967 — **34–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y33 N1 E6 #1967 — **33–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y33 N1 E5 A1 # 1959 — **33–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- SENATE RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-14** (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-05-14** (S) RBE, FIN
- **2020-01-24** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2020-01-24** (S) Heard & Held
- **2020-01-24** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-01-27** (H) ENERGY at 03:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2020-01-27** (H) --Please Note Time & Location Change --
- **2020-01-27** (H) Minutes (HENE)
- **2020-01-27** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 03:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2020-01-27** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Location Change --
- **2020-01-27** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-01-29** (H) ENERGY at 03:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2020-01-29** (H) -- Please Note Time & Location Change --
- **2020-01-29** (H) Minutes (HENE)
- **2020-01-29** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 03:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2020-01-29** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Location Change --
- **2020-01-29** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-01-31** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2020-01-31** (S) Heard & Held
- **2020-01-31** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-02-03** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2020-02-03** (S) Heard & Held
- **2020-02-03** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-02-06** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2020-02-06** (S) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2020-02-12** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 09:00 AM FAHRENKAMP 203
- **2020-02-12** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Location Change --
- **2020-02-12** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-02-14** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 09:00 AM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2020-02-14** (S) Heard & Held
- **2020-02-14** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-02-17** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
- **2020-02-17** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Location Change --
- **2020-02-17** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-02-19** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
- **2020-02-19** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Location Change --
- **2020-02-19** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-02-20** (H) ENERGY at 10:15 AM CAPITOL 17
- **2020-02-20** (H) -- Teleconference <Listen Only> --
- **2020-02-20** (H) Minutes (HENE)
- **2020-02-24** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
- **2020-02-24** (S) Moved CSSB 123(RBE) Out of Committee
- **2020-02-24** (S) Minutes (SRBE)
- **2020-02-26** (S) RBE RPT CS 2DP 1NR NEW TITLE
- **2020-02-26** (S) LETTER OF INTENT WITH RBE REPORT
- **2020-02-26** (S) DP: COGHILL, GRAY-JACKSON
- **2020-02-26** (S) NR: MICCICHE
- **2020-02-26** (S) FN1: ZERO(CED)
- **2020-02-26** (S) RAILBELT ELECTRIC SYSTEM at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
- **2020-02-26** (S) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2020-03-03** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2020-03-03** (S) Heard & Held
- **2020-03-03** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2020-03-06** (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124
- **2020-03-06** (H) Minutes (HRES)
- **2020-03-09** (S) FIN RPT CS(RBE) 4DP 2NR
- **2020-03-09** (S) DP: VON IMHOF, HOFFMAN, WIELECHOWSKI, BISHOP
- **2020-03-09** (S) NR: STEDMAN, OLSON
- **2020-03-09** (S) FN2: ZERO(CED)
- **2020-03-09** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2020-03-09** (S) Moved CSSB 123(RBE) Out of Committee
- **2020-03-09** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2020-03-10** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** (S) Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** (S) RBE CS ADOPTED UC
- **2020-03-10** (S) ADOPTED RBE LETTER OF INTENT
- **2020-03-10** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2020-03-10** (S) Read the third time CSSB 123(RBE) `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1
- **2020-03-10** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2020-03-10** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) `passage`
- **2020-03-10** (S) VERSION: CSSB 123(RBE)
- **2020-03-11** (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-03-11** (H) RES
- **2020-03-11** (H) SENATE LETTER OF INTENT
- **2020-03-11** (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124
- **2020-03-11** (H) Moved CSSB 123(RBE) Out of Committee
- **2020-03-11** (H) Minutes (HRES)
- **2020-03-13** (H) RES RPT 7DP
- **2020-03-13** (H) DP: TUCK, HANNAN, TALERICO, SPOHNHOLZ, HOPKINS, TARR, LINCOLN
- **2020-03-13** (H) SENATE LETTER OF INTENT WITH RES REPORT
- **2020-03-13** (H) FN2: ZERO(CED)
- **2020-03-19** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-19** (H) Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-19** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2020-03-19** (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
- **2020-03-19** (H) AM NO 1 NOT OFFERED
- **2020-03-19** (H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y33 N1 E5 A1
- **2020-03-19** (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- **2020-03-19** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2020-03-19** (H) Read the third time CSSB 123(RBE) AM H `reading-3`
- **2020-03-19** (H) PASSED Y33 N1 E6
- **2020-03-19** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y34 E6
- **2020-03-19** (H) LEGISLATIVE LETTER OF INTENT ADOPTED UC
- **2020-03-19** (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 18
- **2020-03-19** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2020-03-19** (H) VERSION: CSSB 123(RBE) AM H
- **2020-03-20** (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N- E3
- **2020-03-20** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2020-05-18** (S) 10:15 A.M. 4/13/20 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-05-18** (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2020-05-18** (S) Signed into law 4/29 CHAPTER 29 SLA 20 `executive-signature`
- **2020-05-18** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd3baa76-64e9-41c4-9ae7-01468c008f86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).