Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB174: Wyoming choice electric program.
Status: Failed, February 13, 2026
AN ACT relating to public utilities; requiring the public service commission to promulgate rules for electric utilities to establish a choice electric program; specifying requirements for the program; and providing for effective dates.
What the bill says
An act relating to public utilities; requiring the public service commission to promulgate rules for electric utilities to establish a choice electric program; specifying requirements for the program; and providing for effective dates.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
AN ACT relating to public utilities; requiring the public service commission to promulgate rules for electric utilities to establish a choice electric program; specifying requirements for the program; and providing for effective dates. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 37-3-120 is created to read: 37-3-120. Choice electric program; requirements. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Electric utility" means any person, including cooperative electric utilities that perform any HB0174 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0338 of the functions specified in W.S. 37-1-101(a)(vi)(C), that is authorized to engage in business in Wyoming and that is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission or sale of electric energy. "Electric utility" shall include any electric utility owned or operated by a city or town; (ii) "Resource type" means the fuel for or source of electricity that an electric utility generates or purchases for sale to the customers of the electric utility. (b) The commission shall promulgate rules that require each electric utility to establish a choice electric program. Rules promulgated under this section shall include, at a minimum: (i) Requirements for each electric utility to offer electricity for sale to its customers by each resource type that the electric utility offers or by a combination of resource types; (ii) Requirements for each electric utility to determine prices …
Sponsors
- Tony Locke (R, H35)
- Scott Smith (R, H05) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : H Did not Consider for Introduction
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: Wyoming choice electric program.
Common questions
- What is HB174?
- HB174 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Wyoming choice electric program.
- What does HB174 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public utilities; requiring the public service commission to promulgate rules for electric utilities to establish a choice electric program; specifying requirements for the program; and providing for effective dates.
- What is the status of HB174?
- Failed as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: H Did not Consider for Introduction (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB174?
- Scott Smith (R, H05), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB174?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0174
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