Jim Pressel
- Republican
- Representative
- District 20
Author
Provides that a county executive or the legislative body of a city or town does not have the power to prohibit: (1) a public utility or department of public utilities from furnishing utility service to a utility customer; or (2) a customer of a public utility or department of public utilities from purchasing, using, or connecting or reconnecting to a utility service; based on the energy source of the utility service. Defines a "federal phaseout mandate" as any federal statutory or regulatory requirement that: (1) is established after April 20, 2021, by Congress, a federal agency, or a federal executive order; and (2) requires the phaseout or discontinuance of a particular type of electric generating facility, technology, or fuel source. Requires the utility regulatory commission to consider in the context of: (1) applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity for new generating facilities; and (2) integrated resource planning; the impact of federal phaseout mandates on the estimated useful life of certain generating facilities of an electric utility, including on depreciation expense associated with such facilities. Provides that, except for purposes of compliance with specified building and fire safety laws, a local unit does not have the power to: (1) require that a particular component, design, or type of material be used in the construction of a building because of the energy saving or energy producing qualities of the component, design, or material; (2) prohibit the use of a particular component, design, or type of material in the construction of a building because the component, design, or material does not meet an energy saving standard; (3) require that a building or structure be retrofitted with a particular device or type of material because of the energy saving or energy producing qualities of the device or material; (4) prohibit or restrict the purchase or use of vehicles based upon the type of energy used; or (5) prohibit the sale, installation, or use of: (A) natural gas powered: (i) home heating equipment; (ii) home appliances; or (iii) outdoor heating appliances, torches, lamps, or other decorative features; or (B) outdoor grills and stoves. Specifies that: (1) this prohibition does not apply with respect to requirements included in procurement documents used to procure goods and services, including the construction or design of buildings, to be owned or used by a local unit; and (2) a local unit may adopt bid specifications for a public works project that include energy savings or energy production provisions with respect to the components, design, or materials for the specific project.
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 180
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 497: yeas 41, nays 7
Representative Lindauer added as conferee
Representative Lindauer removed as advisor
Representative Johnson removed as conferee
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 497: yeas 61, nays 29
CCR # 1 filed in the House
Senator Houchin added as conferee
Senator Yoder removed as conferee
House dissented from Senate amendments
House conferees appointed: Pressel and Johnson
House advisors appointed: Lindauer, VanNatter, Behning, Speedy, Bartlett, DeLaney, Gore, Hamilton, Moed, Pack, Porter, Pryor, Shackleford and Summers
Senate conferees appointed: Koch and Yoder
Senate advisors appointed: Bohacek and Breaux
Returned to the House with amendments
Motion to dissent filed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 417: yeas 33, nays 16
Amendment #3 (Breaux) failed; Roll Call 404: yeas 11, nays 39
Amendment #2 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #1 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 403: yeas 11, nays 39
Amendment #5 (Freeman) prevailed; Roll Call 402: yeas 33, nays 17
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Referred to the Senate
Senate sponsors: Senators Koch and Bohacek
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 44: yeas 66, nays 28
Amendment #1 (Pierce) failed; Roll Call 20: yeas 30, nays 67
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Authored by Representative Pressel
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
Coauthored by Representatives Manning and Soliday
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| Fiscal Note: HB1191.05.ENRS.FN001 |
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