Utility Expenditure Reporting to MPSC (SB1078)

Current understanding

SB1078 would amend 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding Sec. 6bb to require electric and natural gas utilities to report certain expenditures to the Michigan Public Service Commission. The bill is an incremental transparency measure that layers a new disclosure obligation onto the existing utility oversight framework without altering ratemaking mechanics. Status: introduced.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-16 — Public utilities: electric utilities; engineering audits; require. Amends sec. 10p of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.10p) & adds sec. 6y.: HB6093 (engineering audits of electric utilities via new Sec. 6y of 1939 PA 3) is part of the same 2025-26 wave of bills expanding MPSC oversight of utilities alongside SB1078’s expenditure-reporting mandate. (novelty: 3)
• 2025-12-18 — Energy: other; energy and water usage report requirements for data centers; provide for. Amends sec. 5a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.5a).: cross-connection with data-center-energy-water-reporting-sb0762: Both Senate bills expand MPSC-adjacent reporting obligations — SB1078 on utility expenditures and SB0762 on data center energy/water usage — reflecting a broader Senate push for utility-sector transparency. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-23 — Public utilities: public service commission; competitive bidding for certain utility contracts; require. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 6bb.: HB6125 also proposes to add a new Sec. 6bb to 1939 PA 3 — but for competitive-bidding requirements on certain utility contracts rather than expenditure reporting; the shared section designation signals a potential drafting conflict if both bills advance. (novelty: 3)

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