Temporary Underground Power Panels
Summary
Temporary Underground Power Panels; Prohibiting counties and certain municipalities from enacting ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent certain electric utilities from installing temporary underground power panels and from requiring subsequent inspections of such panels as a condition of a Certificate of Occupancy under specified conditions, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Signed Apr 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022 · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Mar 1, 2022
D
Democratic14
85% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
16
Committee
18
Apr 27, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 679287 adopted
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Nov 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Nov 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Nov 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wyman Duggan
RRepublican
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