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HB2107Introduced in the House

Providing for claims to recover economic damages from fire events caused by electric public utilities, establishing a statute of limitations for such claims and requiring the state corporation commission to convene a workshop on utility wildfire risk and mitigation.

Passed

Introduced by Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Providing for claims to recover economic damages from fire events caused by electric public utilities, establishing a statute of limitations for such claims and requiring the state corporation commission to convene a workshop on utility wildfire risk and mitigation.

Where it stands

House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

April 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 109 Nay: 16 · March 25, 2025

109

Yes

16

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1No
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Carrie Barth5No
Samantha Poetter Parshall6No
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

  3. House Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 582-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

  5. House Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Calendar and Printing

  6. House Withdrawn from Committee on Calendar and Printing and referred to Committee of the Whole

  7. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  8. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  9. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 99 Nay: 19

  10. Senate Received and Introduced

  11. Senate Referred to Committee on Utilities

  12. House Engrossed on Thursday, February 27, 2025

  13. Senate Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 548-S

  14. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Utilities

  15. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  16. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Warren

  17. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Warren was adopted

  18. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

  19. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 36 Nay: 2

  20. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Delperdang , Representative Wilborn and Representative Carmichael as conferees

  21. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Fagg, Senator Petersen and Senator Francisco appointed as conferees

  22. House Representative Ohaebosim is appointed to replace Representative Carmichael on the Conference Committee

  23. House Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 109 Nay: 16

  24. House Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025

  25. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025

  26. House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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