Advancing the development of renewable energy by improving the permitting process for geothermal resources exploration.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Signed May 8, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2017 · House Apr 10, 2017
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
Apr 17, 2017
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
3
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 19, 2017
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
upper
Apr 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0)
house
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Mar 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
EET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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