Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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SB718: Renewable energy; investor-owned electric utilities report annually on efforts to conserve energy.

This vote on SB718 was held in the Senate. This vote passed 35-2-3.

Explanation

At left is the tally of who voted how on this bill.

It's important to understand that most bills are voted on multiple times, and the vote is not necessarily simply whether or not the bill should pass. Be sure to look at the bill's history to determine what, exactly, was being voted on, and at what point in the bill's progress.

Status History

  • 01/17/2008 Presented and ordered printed 080086304
  • 01/17/2008 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 01/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB718)
  • 02/04/2008 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2008 Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/08/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2008 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2008 Communicated to House
  • 02/13/2008 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/13/2008 Read first time
  • 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 02/19/2008 Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2008 Read second time
  • 02/22/2008 Read third time
  • 02/22/2008 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2008 Enrolled
  • 02/25/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB718ER)
  • 02/25/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 02/26/2008 Signed by President
  • 02/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB718ER)
  • 03/06/2008 Governor\'s recommendation received by House
  • 03/06/2008 Governor\'s recommendation received by Senate
  • 03/06/2008 Placed on Calendar
  • 03/07/2008 Passed by temporarily
  • 03/07/2008 Passed by for the day
  • 03/08/2008 Senate concurred in Governor\'s recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
  • 03/08/2008 Reconsideration of Governor\'s recommendation agreed to (38-Y 0-N)
  • 03/08/2008 Passed by temporarily
  • 03/08/2008 Senate rejected Governor\'s recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
  • 03/08/2008 Communicated to Governor
  • 03/21/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/08)
  • 03/21/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651)