Exempts certain geothermal boreholes at depths beyond five hundred feet from certain requirements
Summary
Exempts certain geothermal boreholes at depths beyond five hundred feet from certain requirements for wells drilled deeper than five hundred feet below the earth's surface.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Assembly Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Sep 2023
Introduced May 9, 2023
Signed Sep 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023 · Assembly May 17, 2023
How they voted
60–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Sep 21, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.483
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 17, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
upper
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 16, 2023
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 9, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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