to adopt the following amendment to SB 271: 1. Amend page 59, following line 5, by inserting: "(3) If statewide average customer electric rate increases after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection exceed 30%, the commission shall by order permanently suspend the application of the amendatory act that added this subsection.". Representative Schmaltz moved to adopt the amendment to SB 271.
Representative Schmaltz moved to adopt the following amendment to SB 271: 1. Amend page 59, following line 5, by inserting: "(3) If statewide average customer electric rate increases after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection exceed 30%, the commission shall by order permanently suspend the application of the amendatory act that added this subsection.". Representative Schmaltz moved to adopt the amendment to SB 271. The motion did not prevail 7-10-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Outman, Aragona, BeGole, Greene, Prestin, Schmaltz. Nays: Reps. Scott, Andrews, Coleman, Whitsett, Neeley, Byrnes, Churches, Hill, MacDonell, McFall. Pass: None. Representative BeGole offered the following amendment to SB 271: 1. Amend page 59, following line 5, by inserting: "(3) If statewide average customer electric rate increases for 2025 or any subsequent calendar year exceed the increase in the Consumer Price Index for that year, the commission shall by order permanently suspend the application of the amendatory act that added section 51 and the amendatory act that added section 53. (4) As used in this section, "Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this state from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.".