AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Requires every electric distribution company and natural gas distribution company to submit to the division of public utilities and carriers an emergency response plan for review and approval.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Last action Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 29, 2021
How they voted
64–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 74
Jun 29, 2021
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jun 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/29/2021 House read and passed
lower
Jun 28, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 1, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
03/26/2021 Committee transferred to House Finance
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
01/27/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
Deborah Ruggiero
DDemocratic
P
Lauren Carson
DDemocratic
P
Marvin Abney
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
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