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2016 SESSION
HB 283 Electrical transmission line siting; hearing requested by locality.
Introduced by: J. Randall Minchew | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Electrical transmission line siting; hearing requested by locality. Requires the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to hold at least one hearing in the area that would be affected by construction of an electrical transmission line of 138 kV or more, upon the request of the governing body of any county or municipality through which the line is proposed to be built. Currently the SCC is required to conduct a hearing in the affected area if requested by 20 or more interested parties. The measure also provides that the affected localities are given the same protections whenever a significantly different route is deemed desirable by the SCC. This bill is identical to SB 136.
FULL TEXT
- 01/01/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102893D pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB283ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/01/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102893D
- 01/01/16 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/19/16 House: Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy
- 02/09/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 4-N)
- 02/11/16 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/22/16 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/16 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: Enrolled
- 02/29/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB283ER)
- 02/29/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/4/16
- 03/04/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 276 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/07/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276)