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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 1994 Small agricultural generators; expands definition.

Introduced by: Kathleen Murphy | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Small agricultural generators; definition. Expands the definition of "small agricultural generator" to include any business operating a small agricultural generating facility that has been granted a manufacturer license as a distillery, limited distillery, brewery, limited brewery, winery, or farm winery. Under current law, small agricultural generators include only those businesses operating a small agricultural generating facility as part of an agricultural business. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to initiate a rulemaking, after August 1, 2021, but prior to January 1, 2022, to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill incorporates HB 2215.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100994D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/19/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21103203D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/21  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1994ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/18/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/11/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100994D
• 01/11/21  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/14/21  House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
• 01/18/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/21  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
• 01/19/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21103203D-H1
• 01/19/21  House: Incorporates HB2215 (Runion)
• 01/20/21  House: Read first time
• 01/21/21  House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103203D-H1
• 01/21/21  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1994H1
• 01/22/21  House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 6-N)
• 01/22/21  House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 6-N)
• 01/25/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/25/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/05/21  Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/21  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/21  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/21  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/21  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/21  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/21  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/21  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1994ER)
• 02/22/21  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/24/21  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/21  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
• 02/25/21  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 03/18/21  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 266 (effective 7/1/21)
• 03/18/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)