S.B. 307

# S.B. 307 - Plain Language Summary Senate Bill 307, titled the "Generating Arkansas Jobs Act of 2025," amends Arkansas's public utilities law to streamline the process for utilities to develop new energy generation facilities, particularly nuclear power projects. The bill creates expedited approval procedures for "strategic investments" in energy infrastructure by allowing utilities to obtain certificates of public convenience and necessity more quickly—within six months initially, with a 30-day expedited process if utilities submit additional supporting evidence. Key impacts include reduced regulatory barriers for utilities pursuing nuclear and other major generation projects, exemptions for certain cooperative utilities from standard rate case procedures, and the ability for utilities to recover costs through special rate riders, which ultimately affects consumer electricity bills.