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An Act to Direct the Public Utilities Commission to Conduct Procurements for Energy or Renewable Energy Credits

Passed

Introduced by Mark Lawrence, District 35

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Official description

An Act to Direct the Public Utilities Commission to Conduct Procurements for Energy or Renewable Energy Credits

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

June 16, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

  2. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  3. Work Session Held

  4. Voted: Divided Report

  5. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  6. Reports READ

  7. On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence

  8. READ ONCE

  9. Committee Amendment "A" (S-401) READ. READ and ADOPTED

  10. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-401)

  11. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  12. Reports READ.

  13. On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  14. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  15. Committee Amendment "A" (S-401) was READ and ADOPTED.

  16. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  17. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-401).

  18. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.

  20. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  21. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  22. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

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