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2007 Regular Session bill information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:20 p.m.
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SENATE BILL 400

CHAPTER NUMBER: 549
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Utility Regulation

Sponsored By:
Senators Pipkin, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

Entitled:
Electric Industry Restructuring - Proceedings - Review and Evaluation

Synopsis:

Requiring the Public Service Commission to initiate new proceedings to review and evaluate requirements under a specified Act; requiring the Commission to conduct specified hearings which include the use of specified experts and consultants; repealing specified provisions relating to a specified merger and specified reporting requirements; altering considerations that the Commission is required to review in a specified study; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
2/21
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/19
First Reading Economic Matters
3/28
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (118-18)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/17
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 549

Sponsored by:

Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appropriations
Assessments
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; Power Plants; Solar Energy
Hearings
Power Plants
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Procurement
Public Service Commission
Reports
Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 847276/01     Offered on: March 21, 2007   at: 5:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 143794/01     Offered on: April 9, 2007   at: 9:46 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 693626/01     Offered on: April 9, 2007   at: 11:16 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2007: Third Reading Passed (46-1)
April 5, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 6, 2007: Third Reading Passed (118-18)



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