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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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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"
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description: "Telecommunications & Utilities"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2026rs"
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identifier: "HB 475"
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citation: "Alabama HB 475 (2026rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Telecommunications & Utilities"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Butler (M)"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/826b6a4e-ccc7-4d9c-860c-31d2f90ecb81"
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source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
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source_hash: "df0d442f3bdf0243cf8d276ca3f120df20f390c7a5ef474a9e2d23126c7a4186"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
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---
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# 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
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Telecommunications & Utilities
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB475-int.pdf)
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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)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB475-eng.pdf)
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4. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 942** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/MS3PZHH-1.pdf)
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5. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 943** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/EJ3SAC9-1.pdf)
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6. **Robbins 1st Amendment Offered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/ARKYHSQ-1.pdf)
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7. **Robbins 2nd Amendment Offered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/4UWS9R3-1.pdf)
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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)
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9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB475-enr.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Butler (M) — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
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- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Smith motion to Concur in and Adopt Senate Amendment to HB475
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Butler motion to Non-Concur and Appoint Conference Committee- Smith to Table Motion
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1029 `passage`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1028
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1027
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute Offered (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Substitute (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
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- **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`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 944 `passage`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Robbins 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Robbins 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 943
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Brown 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 942
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure 1st Substitute Offered (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure) `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
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- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
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- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
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- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure 1st Substitute (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
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- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
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- **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`
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## Source
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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).
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