CT SB00943 | 2017 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on July 10 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-10 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

To discourage the use of prime farmlands and forest lands as locations for the siting of utility-scale solar photovoltaic facilities.

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Title

An Act Concerning The Installation Of Certain Solar Facilities On Productive Farmlands, Incentives For The Use Of Anaerobic Digesters By Agricultural Customer Hosts, Applications Concerning The Use Of Kelp In Certain Biofuels And The Permitting Of Waste Conversion Facilities.

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Roll Calls

2017-06-07 - House - House Roll Call Vote 373 AS AMENDED (Y: 134 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-06-06 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 309 PASS AS AMENDED BY SEN A (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-10 - Joint - ENV Vote Tally Sheet-A (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-10 - Joint - ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Y: 27 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-07-10SenateSigned by the Governor
2017-06-27SenateTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2017-06-27SenateTransmitted to the Secretary of State
2017-06-22SenatePublic Act 17-218
2017-06-07SenateIn Concurrence
2017-06-07SenateHouse Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
2017-06-07SenateAmendment Withdrawn, House Amendment Schedule A 8962
2017-06-07SenateHouse Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
2017-06-07SenateRules Suspended
2017-06-07SenateHouse Calendar Number 657
2017-06-07SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2017-06-06SenateTransmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
2017-06-06SenateSenate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
2017-06-06SenateSenate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 8437
2017-03-28SenateFile Number 275
2017-03-28SenateSenate Calendar Number 157
2017-03-28SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2017-03-28SenateReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2017-03-21SenateReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/27/17 5:00 PM
2017-03-13SenateFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2017-03-10SenateJoint Favorable
2017-03-02SenatePublic Hearing 03/06
2017-03-01SenateReferred to Joint Committee on Environment

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Bill Comments

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