Senate Bill Introductions
SB 2008: A bill to provide appropriations for the Public Service Commission.
Status: Pre-filed bill; referred to Senate Appropriations. Set for hearing 1/9/23. Re-set for hearing 1/19/23. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended (15-1) 2/10/23. Passed Senate as amended (31-14) 2/14/23. Referred to House Appropriations. Set for hearing 3/10/23. Re-set for hearing 3/21/23. Re-set for hearing 3/29/23. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (19-2) 4/10/22. Passed House (82-7) 4/11/23. Senate concurs with House amendments, re-passed bill (46-0) 4/17/23. Signed by Governor 4/24/23.
SB 2047: A bill clarifying that Judiciary workgroups are not a “meeting” subject to open meeting rules.
Status: Pre-filed bill; referred to Senate Judiciary. Set for hearing 1/10/23. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (7-0) 1/11/23. Passed Senate (46-0) 1/13/23; referred to House Judiciary. Set for hearing 3/1/23. Re-set for hearing 3/8/23. Re-set for hearing 4/3/23. Committee reports Do Pass (13-0) 4/3/23. Passed House (91-0) 4/4/23. Signed by Governor 4/10/23.
SB 2063: A bill authorizing appropriations to administer the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program grants.
Status: Pre-filed bill; referred to Senate Transportation. Set for hearing 1/5/23. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended (4-1) 1/23/23; re-referred to Senate Appropriations. Set for hearing 1/30/23. Committee recommends Do Pass (13-3) 2/9/23. Senate divided the bill into divisions on the Senate floor. Division A provides that the state DOT may make all necessary agreements to acquire funds, appropriate funds and administer grants under federal electric vehicle programs. DOT also may enter into public-private contracts necessary to implement these programs. Division A passed (35-10) 2/10/23. Referred to House Transportation. Set for hearing 3/2/23. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (8-4) 3/17/23. Passed House as amended (71-22) 3/21/23. Senate refuses to concur with House amendments; conference committee set 3/31/23. Conference committee appointed 4/4/23. Conference committee report 4/13/23. Senate adopts conference report (34-12) 4/17/23. House adopts conference committee report (73-18) 4/20/23. Signed by Governor 4/24/23.
SB 2113: A bill to create a flexible transportation fund to receive federal funds and to make grants.
Status: Introduced 1/3/23; referred to Senate Transportation Committee. Hearing set for 1/5/23. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended (5-0) 1/10/23. Passed Senate (46-0) 1/12/23. Referred to House Transportation. Set for hearing 3/16/23. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (14-0) 3/23/23. Passed House (92-0) 3/28/23. Signed by Governor 4/4/23.
SB 2137: A bill to add a representative of the solar industry to the state energy policy commission.
Status: Introduced 1/3/23; referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/19/23. Committee recommends Do NOT Pass (6-0) 1/20/23. Failed to pass Senate (16-31) 1/23/23.
SB 2161: A bill to add funding to the State Energy Research Center Fund.
Status: Introduced 1/6/23; referred to Senate Energy ad Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/19/23. Committee recommends Do Pass (6-0) 1/20/23. Referred to Senate Appropriations. Set for hearing 2/2/23. Committee recommends Do Pass (16-0) 2/2/23. Passed Senate (44-0) 2/3/23. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 3/9/23. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (13-0) 3/17/23. Re-referred to Appropriations 3/20/23. Set for hearing 3/28/23. Committee reports Do Pass as amended (21-0) 3/29/23. Passed House as amended (80-8) 3/31/23. Senate refuses to concur with House amendments; conference committee appointed 4/6/23. Senate adopts conference report (46-0) 4/17/23. House adopts conference committee report (89-3) 4/21/23. Signed by Governor 4/26/23.
SB 2165: Updating the duties of the state Energy Policy Commission, placing reliability, resiliency and affordability as a priority for the Commission.
Status: Introduced 1/9/23; referred to Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Set for hearing 1/19/23. Committee recommends Do Pass (5-0) 2/2/23; re-referred to Appropriations. Set for hearing 2/15/23. Committee reports Do NOT Pass (16-0) 2/21/23. Amended on floor to change the state’s Clean Sustainable Energy Authority makeup to include two legislative members (not just one per prior law) — one from the House and one from the Senate; provides for allowing for co-chairs. Passed Senate (40-6) 2/21/23. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources; set for hearing 3/10/23. Committee reports Do Pass (10-0) 3/10/23. Passed House (93-0) 3/15/23. Signed by Governor 3/24/23.
SB 2192: A bill to fund and interim study on the impacts of term limits on the legislative assembly.
Status: Introduced 1/10/23; referred to Senate Judiciary. Set for hearing 1/18/23. Committee recommends Do Pass (7-0) 1/18/23. Passed Senate (47-0) 1/19/23. Referred to House Judiciary. Referred to House Political Subdivisions. Set for hearing 3/9/23. Committee reports Do Pass (12-1) 3/10/23. Passed House (91-2) 3/15/23. Signed by Governor 3/24/23.
SB 2209: Prohibiting a carbon dioxide pipeline project from using the right of eminent domain unless receiving consent for the project from 85% of the impacted landowners.
Status: Introduced 1/11/23; referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Set for hearing 1/27/23. Committee recommends do NOT Pass (5-1) 2/15/23. Failed to pass Senate (7-40) 2/16/23.
SB 2212: Exempting carbon dioxide pipeline from using eminent domain.
Status: Introduced 1/11/23; referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Set for hearing 1/27/23. Committee recommends do NOT Pass (4-2) 2/15/23. Failed to pass Senate (11-36) 2/16/23.
SB 2251: Requiring landowners’ written consent before a party may enter and survey property for condemnation.
Status: Introduced 1/13/23; referred to Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/26/23. Amended by committee and recommended Do Pass as amended (6-0) 2/15/23. Passed Senate (46-1) 2/16/23. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 3/17/23. Committee reports Do Not Pass (9-3) 3/24/23. Failed to pass House (46-46); motion to reconsider failed 3/29/23.
SB 2261: A bill clarifying that any lien associated with a wind project are treated as upon the wind turbine, and not on the underlying property.
Status: Introduced 1/13/23; referred to Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 2/2/23. Committee recommends Do Pass (5-0) 2/2/23. Passed Senate (43-1) 2/3/23. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 3/9/23. Committee recommends Do Pass as amended (9-0) 3/24/23. Passed House (92-0) 3/28/23. Senate refused to concur with House amendment; conference committee appointed 4/10/23. Senate adopts conference committee report (44-2) 4/20/23. House adopts conference committee report (92-0) 4/24/23. Signed by Governor 4/26/23.
SB 2289: Expanding the jurisdiction of the interim Energy Development and Transmission committee to consider resource adequacy of the electric system.
Status: Introduced 1/16/23; referred to Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 2/2/23. Committee recommends Do Pass (5-0) 2/2/23. Passed Senate (43-1) 2/3/23. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 3/9/23. Committee recommends Do Pass (12-0) 3/24/23. Passed House (89-3) 3/28/23. Signed by Governor 4/4/23.
SB 2313: A bill for an automatic inflator of 33% for damages due to any eminent domain proceeding. Amended to recommend an interim study on the methods to determine fair and just compensation in eminent domain proceedings.
Status: Introduced 1/16/23; referred to Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/26/23. Amended by committee and recommended Do Pass as amended (5-1) 2/15/23. Passed Senate (47-0) 2/16/23. Referred to House Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 3/17/23. Committee recommends Do Not Pass (6-3) 3/24/23. Failed to pass House (40-51) 3/28/23.
SB 2314: Prohibiting pipelines from using eminent domain, unless 85% of impacted owners consent.
Status: Introduced 1/16/23; referred to Energy and Natural Resources. Set for hearing 1/27/23. Committee recommends do NOT Pass (5-1) 2/15/23. Failed to pass Senate (9-38) 2/16/23.