AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- SOLAR SITING ADVISORY TASKFORCE
Summary
Creates a taskforce to provide recommendations, advice and guidance to help expedite and provide technical assistance with regard to the development of solar energy systems on property owned by the state.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Last action Jun 2, 2025
Floor votes · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
74–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 75
May 20, 2025
D
Democratic64
98% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
06/02/2025 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
05/20/2025 House read and passed
lower
May 8, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/08/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
04/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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