Relative to Earth Hour.
Summary
This measure would endorse efforts to raise awareness of global climate change and energy efficiency and would declare the hour of 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March to be "Earth Hour" throughout the state. The measure would encourage city, county, and state employees, and businesses to turn off nonessential lights in government buildings, public schools, public landmarks, and other buildings for that hour on March 26, 2011.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2011
Committee Review
Mar 2011
Assembly Passage
Mar 2011
Senate Passage
Mar 2011
Signed into Law
Apr 2011
Introduced Feb 24, 2011
Signed Apr 4, 2011
Floor votes · Assembly Mar 21, 2011
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Apr 4, 2011
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 4 p.m.
legislature
Mar 24, 2011
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Mar 24, 2011
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 6. Page 437.)
upper
Mar 21, 2011
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 15. Page 642.)
lower
Mar 17, 2011
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 4.) (March 17).
lower
Mar 7, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
lower
Feb 24, 2011
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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