Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of certain renewable and alternative energy sources
Summary
Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of solar thermal, photovoltaics, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal, farm waste electric generating equipment, and fuel cells.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Assembly Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Oct 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly May 12, 2021
How they voted
58–3
Passed
Total votes 61
Mar 11, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Oct 8, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.459
upper
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TK
Todd Kaminsky
DDemocratic
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