AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DISTRIBUTED GENERATION INTERCONNECTION (Requires municipalities to adopt comprehensive solar siting ordinances addressing both roof, ground mounted and carport solar systems.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2019
Last action Jun 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2019
How they voted
31–4
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 25, 2019
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 26, 2019
Committee
06/26/2019 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
May 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
03/21/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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