Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB618 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/14/2025

                             
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
SENATE BILL 618 	By: Boren 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to public utilities; requiring 
utilities to develop energy alert system for 
communication with certain political subdivisi ons; 
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 295 of T itle 17, unless there is 
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
In addition to any other alert and warning requirements required 
by law, any public utility, as defined pursuant to Section 151 of 
Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall devel op an energy alert 
system for the purpose of coordinating communications with county 
and municipal governments.  The system shall alert county and 
municipal governments about potential outages, requests for usage 
reduction during time periods of high deman d, and any other 
communications deemed necessary to maintain a stable and secu re 
electric grid.   
 
 
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SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
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