Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

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64 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0218
75 Public utilities-stays during resolution of lawsuits.
86 Sponsored by: Representative(s) Locke, Allemand, Banks,
97 Brown, G, Campbell, K, Heiner, Knapp, Lien,
108 Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Strock and
119 Styvar and Senator(s) Pearson and Steinmetz
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1412 1 AN ACT relating to public utilities; requiring stays of
1513 2 proceedings of the public service commission pending the
1614 3 resolution of lawsuits as specified; providing exemptions;
1715 4 making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and
1816 5 providing for an effective date.
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2925 2 person adversely affected or aggrieved by any
3026 3 action, findings, conclusions or decision of the public
3127 4 service commission is entitled to judicial review thereof
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3329 6 Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Rules of
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58-6t any time after an
59-7 order has been made by the commission any person interested
60-8 therein may apply for a rehearing in respect to any matter
61-9 determined therein and the commission shall grant and hold
62-10 a rehearing if in its judgment sufficient reason therefor
63-11 be made to appear, which rehearing shall be subject to
64-12 rules as the commission may prescribe. Applications for
65-13 rehearing shall stay the effect of any order or decision of
66-14 the commission only as to the portion of the order
67-15 addressed in the rehearing application until the commission
68-16 denies the application or enters an order following
69-17 rehearing, whichever last occurs, provided, however, that
70-18 upon the request of any party and a showing of good cause
71-19 therefor, the commission may vacate the stay and allow the
72-20 order or decision to remain in effect. An order or decision
73-21 made after the rehearing vacating, amending or modifying
74-22 the original order or decision shall not, as to the matter
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83-6 public service commission for which litigation specified in
84-7 this act has been filed before,
85-8 date of this act.
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87-10. This act is effective immediately upon
88-11 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
89-12 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
90-13 Constitution.
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66+20 an order has been made by the commission any person
67+21 interested therein may apply for a rehearing in respect to
68+22 any matter determined therein and the commission shall
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70+1 reason therefor be made to appear, which rehearing shall be
71+2 subject to rules as the commission may prescribe.
72+3 Applications for rehearing shall stay the effect of any
73+4 order or decision of the commission only as to the portion
74+5 of the order addressed in the rehearing application until
75+6 the commission denies the application or enters an order
76+7 following rehearing, whichever last occurs, provided,
77+8 however, that upon the request of any party and a showing
78+9 of good cause therefor, the commission may vacate the stay
79+10 and allow the order or decision to remain in effect. An
80+11 order or decision made after the rehearing vacating,
81+12 amending or modifying the original order or decision shall
82+13 not, as to the matter considered on rehearing, be open to a
83+14 further application for rehearing, and shall have the same
84+15 force and effect as the original order or decision.
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87+18 applications, rate cases and other matters filed with the
88+19 public service commission for which litigation specified in
89+20 this act has been filed before,
90+21 date of this act.
91+22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03945HB02181. This act is effective immediately upon
92+2 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
93+3 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
94+4 Constitution.
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