AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT
Summary
Allows for measures to advance the undergrounding of certain utility cables and to have the same funded through utility rate increases to the cities of Providence and East Providence.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 16, 2025
Signed Jun 26, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025
How they voted
28–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D
Democratic32
75% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/18/2025 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/05/2025 Senate passed Sub A as amended
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/04/2025 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 8, 2025
Committee
05/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2025 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/01/2025)
legislature
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
04/16/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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