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2020 SESSION

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HB 665 Electrical transmission lines; effect on scenic assets, historic resources, and environment.

Introduced by: Michael P. Mullin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Electrical transmission lines; effect on historic resources. Requires the State Corporation Commission (SCC), prior to approving the construction of any electrical transmission lines of 138 kilovolts or more, to determine that the corridor or route chosen for the line will avoid or reasonably minimize adverse impact to the greatest extent reasonably practicable on the scenic assets, historic resources recorded with the Department of Historic Resources, and environment of the area concerned. Currently, the SCC is required to determine that such a line's corridor or route will reasonably minimize adverse impact on the scenic assets, historic districts, and environment of the area concerned.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102992D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20102992D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/12/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB665ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/25/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/06/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102992D
• 01/06/20  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/16/20  House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
• 01/30/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (10-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/05/20  House: Read first time
• 02/06/20  House: Read second time
• 02/06/20  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/06/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB665E
• 02/06/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20102992D-E
• 02/07/20  House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 12-N)
• 02/07/20  House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 12-N)
• 02/10/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 03/02/20  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/20  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/20  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/20  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB665ER)
• 03/12/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/17/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
• 03/17/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 03/25/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 450 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/25/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)