---
type: "Bill"
title: "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"
description: "Telecommunications & Utilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 475"
citation: "Alabama HB 475 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Telecommunications & Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butler (M)"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/826b6a4e-ccc7-4d9c-860c-31d2f90ecb81"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "df0d442f3bdf0243cf8d276ca3f120df20f390c7a5ef474a9e2d23126c7a4186"
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-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 475 (2026rs) — 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

Telecommunications & Utilities

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB475-int.pdf)
2. **Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/5VQZJM3-1.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB475-eng.pdf)
4. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 942** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/MS3PZHH-1.pdf)
5. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 943** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/EJ3SAC9-1.pdf)
6. **Robbins 1st Amendment Offered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/ARKYHSQ-1.pdf)
7. **Robbins 2nd Amendment Offered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/4UWS9R3-1.pdf)
8. **Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1028** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/4U8QLR3-1.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB475-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Butler (M) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Smith motion to Concur in and Adopt Senate Amendment to HB475
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Butler motion to Non-Concur and Appoint Conference Committee- Smith to Table Motion
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1029 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1028
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1027
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute Offered (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 944 `passage`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Robbins 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Robbins 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 943
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Brown 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 942
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure 1st Substitute Offered (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure 1st Substitute (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/826b6a4e-ccc7-4d9c-860c-31d2f90ecb81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).