Biomass power mandate project provision modification; transmission line certificate of need and routing assessment requirement
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Apr 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
House Passage
May 2013
Signed into Law
May 2013
Introduced Feb 18, 2013
Signed May 15, 2013
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 15, 2013
Signed into law
Governor's action Approval 05/13/13
executive
May 8, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred and repassed bill
upper
May 8, 2013
Introduced
Returned from House with amendment
upper
May 7, 2013
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed as amended
lower
May 7, 2013
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 4, 2013
Committee
Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF623
lower
Apr 4, 2013
Introduced
Received from Senate
lower
Apr 4, 2013
Upper · Passed
Third reading Passed
upper
Mar 4, 2013
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2013
Committee
Referred to Environment and Energy
upper
Feb 18, 2013
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David J. Tomassoni
IIndependent
Co
Carly Melin
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Chris A. Eaton
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Dan Sparks
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
David Dill
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Frank Hornstein
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Jason Metsa
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Joe Atkins
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Karen Clark
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Thomas M. Bakk
IIndependent
Co
TS
Tom Saxhaug
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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