UTILITIES-SYNTHTC NATURAL GAS
Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes any gas utility to enter into a long-term contract with any company for synthetic natural gas produced from coal through the gasification process. Provides guidelines for determining if the cost for the synthetic natural gas is reasonable and prudent and recoverable through the purchased gas adjustment clause.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Jun 2005
Introduced Apr 11, 2005
Signed Jun 21, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2005 · House May 31, 2005
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
May 31, 2005
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
82
Key actions
13
Committee
19
Amendments
12
Jun 21, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2005
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 31, 2005
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 31, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
upper
May 31, 2005
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
upper
May 31, 2005
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government
upper
May 31, 2005
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government
upper
May 31, 2005
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 31, 2005
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 31, 2005
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 31, 2005
upper
May 31, 2005
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
upper
May 31, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 31, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-6)
house
May 30, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 006-000-000
lower
May 30, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 063-048-000
lower
May 30, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 30, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
lower
May 30, 2005
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 30, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
lower
May 29, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Executive Committee; 008-005-000
lower
May 29, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 29, 2005
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
lower
May 29, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
May 13, 2005
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 2, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Environment & Energy; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 2, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 23, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
upper
Feb 22, 2005
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 22, 2005
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
upper
Feb 3, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy
upper
Jan 26, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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