---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for"
description: "Telecommunications & Utilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 270"
citation: "Alabama SB 270 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Telecommunications & Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5372532b-a7e6-410e-9a0d-89df1bafe938"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "d190cfc1059460a9ca8b09153f3ad3baefcbf79adf86b90778d8e5c434f978fb"
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 SB 270 (2026rs) — Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for

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/SB270-int.pdf)
2. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1322** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/L58PEWW-1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB270-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1258
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1323 `passage`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1322
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rafferty 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 853 `passage`
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5372532b-a7e6-410e-9a0d-89df1bafe938`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).