SJR 34 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, requires the General Assembly to pass legislation to establish an open, competitive retail electric energy market, to ensure that protections are established that entitle customers to safe, reliable, and competitively priced electricity, including, but not limited to, provisions that reduce costs to customers, protect against service disconnections and unfair practices, and prohibit the grant of monopolies and exclusive franchises for the generation of electricity.

This amendment is identical to SCS/SJR 25 (2019).

JAMIE ANDREWS

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Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SJR 34
Sponsor: Libla
Hearing Date: 1/30/2020


COMMITTEE: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety

CHAIRMAN: Libla

DATE REFERRED: 1/21/2020 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 1/21/2020



STAFF:
Ashley Bax
Mary Grace Bruntrager
Heidi Kolkmeyer
Eric Vander Weerd


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:



WITNESSES FOR:
Keith Allen - Commercial Energy Consultants
Mike Grimes - Commercial Energy Consultants
Jeffrey Wood - Tyson Foods
John Bryan - Missouri Poultry Federation
Joshua Farr - Central Plains Cement Company
Angela O'Hanlon - Netrality Data Centers
Michael Hough - R Street Institute
James Owen - Renew Missouri
David Woodsmall - Midwest Energy Consumers Group
Mollie Freebairn - Show Me Solar


WITNESSES AGAINST:
Elin Katz - Edison Electric Institute
Fred Dreiling - Burns & McDonnell
Jason Klindt - Evergy
Richard McIntosh - World Wide Technology
Dawn Nicklas - Missouri State Utility Workers Conference
Trey Davis - Missouri Energy Development Association
Shannon Cooper - Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Kara Corches - Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Adam Kazda - St. Louis Regional Chamber of Commerce
Irl Scissors - Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future
Warren Wood - Ameren Missouri
Rich AuBuchon - Liberty Utilities