SB 6587-S.E - DIGEST
(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/13/18)

Requires a metropolitan municipal corporation, public utility district, diking district, drainage district, sewerage improvement district, solid waste collection district, solid waste disposal district, water-sewer district, and city or town operating as a municipal utility to disclose information on billing statements sent to customers as follows: (1) The rates of state and local taxes imposed on the corporation, district, or utility, as appropriate, with respect to the billed services, if any; and

(2) The amount of the taxes to be paid directly by the customer or taxpayer through the billing statement.

Requires an electric utility, except as otherwise provided, to: (1) Provide written or electronic notice of public hearings where changes in electricity rates will be considered or approved by the utilities and transportation commission or governing body; and

(2) Disclose on each billing statement the rate of tax imposed upon the electric utility, if any, and the amount of the tax to be paid directly by the retail electric customer through the billing statement.