Public utilities: other; certain money spent by electric or natural gas utilities; require to be reported to the public service commission. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 6bb.
Key claim: SB1078 would require electric and natural gas utilities to report certain expenditures to the Michigan Public Service Commission by adding a new section to the 1939 Public Utilities Act.
Abstract
(SB1078 · 103rd Legislature) Public utilities: other; certain money spent by electric or natural gas utilities; require to be reported to the public service commission. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 6bb. Latest action (2026-06-25): Referred To Committee On Government Operations
Why this matters
SB1078 expands Michigan Public Service Commission visibility into how regulated electric and gas utilities spend money, part of a broader legislative pattern this session pushing incremental utility transparency (alongside HB6131’s rate-increase revenue disclosures). For ratepayers, more granular expenditure reporting could sharpen scrutiny of costs that flow into rates; for utilities, it adds a compliance and reporting burden without changing ratemaking authority.