AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING (Defines core forest and preferred sites for the purposes of solar development, and adds commercial and industrial customers, and expands the Renewable Energy Growth program.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Signed Jun 24, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 14, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 24, 2023
Signed into law
06/24/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/14/2023 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 12, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
04/05/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 29, 2023
Legislature · Passed
03/29/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/30/2023)
legislature
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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