AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT (Prevents the energy facility siting board from proceeding to final hearing or issuing a final decision if one or more of the designated agencies inform the siting board that they are unable to form an advisory opinion due the conduct of the applicant.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2017
Last action May 17, 2017
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/31/2017 Committee transferred to House Finance
legislature
Mar 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/20/2017 Committee transferred to House Environment and Natural Resources
legislature
Mar 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/20/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/21/2017)
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
03/09/2017 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Newberry
RRepublican
P
CP
Cale P. Keable
DDemocratic
P
DP
Daniel P. McKiernan
DDemocratic
P
JA
J. Aaron Regunberg
DDemocratic
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