AB70Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions related to energy. (BDR 58-454)
Introduced by Growth and Infrastructure
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to energy; authorizing the board of county commissioners of a county to require applicants for a partial abatement of certain taxes imposed on certain renewable energy facilities to reimburse the county for costs incurred by the county to participate in the preparation of a federal environmental impact statement; authorizing the Director of the Office of Energy within the Office of the Governor to condition approval of such a partial abatement on compliance with the requirement to pay such a reimbursement; prohibiting a county from taking certain actions with respect to a renewable energy facility that the county has approved or recommended approval for a partial abatement; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 19. (Effective July 1, 2025)
May 27, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 19, 2025
20
Yes
0
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Absent |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Revenue. To printer.
From printer.
Read first time. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 538.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Read second time.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
In Assembly. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 19. (Effective July 1, 2025)
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