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SB 208: Renewable Energy

GENERAL BILL by Brandes

Renewable Energy; Authorizing owners of commercial or industrial businesses, or third parties contracted by such owners, to install, maintain, and operate a renewable energy source device on or about the structure in which the business operates or on a property the business owns or leases; authorizing owners or contracted third parties to sell electricity generated from the device to certain businesses regardless of whether the device is located in a utility’s service territory; authorizing utilities to recover the full cost of providing services to an energy-producing business or its customers, under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/7/2020 Senate • Filed
    12/15/2020 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 52
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 52
    3/18/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/23/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/23/2021 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 312
    3/24/2021 Senate • Now in Commerce and Tourism
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Commerce and Tourism

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  • SB 208, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/7/2020 at 10:57 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/22/2021 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 775 Renewable Energy Omphroy Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/23/2021 3:30 PM Regulated Industries 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    366.91 Renewable energy. Page 2 (pdf)

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