Req. No. 5178 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) HOUSE BILL 2565 By: McBride AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to public utilities; requiring submission of certain plans; requiring submission of certain plans and compliance before rate increase shall become effective; providing for codification; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 158.71 of Title 17, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: Public utilities subject to regulation by the Corporation Commission shall submit annual emergency update plans and maintenance plans for the following calendar year to the Commission no later than December 1 each calendar year. Public utilities shall have an annual emergency update plan and maintenance plan on file with the Commission for any given calendar year prior to a requested and approved rate increase becoming effective in that year. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 59-1-5178 HB 01/06/23