Became law as Public Act 08-168, signed June 12, 2008, 106 days after it was filed.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 5724
AN ACT CONCERNING ENERGY SCARCITY AND SECURITY, RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY AND A STATE SOLAR STRATEGY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To create an energy scarcity and sustainability task force, to require the Office of Policy and Management to assess all state agencies with regard to petroleum use and to establish a grant program for municipalities to plan for energy scarcity and cost increases.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
23 co-sponsors
Carlo Leone, Bruce Zalaski, Terry Backer, Roberta B. Willis, James A. O'Rourke III, Diana S. Urban, Robert W. Megna, Faith McMahon, Mary M. Mushinsky, James Field Spallone, John E. Stripp, Brendan Sharkey, Joan A. Lewis, Christopher L. Caruso, Elissa T. Wright, Patricia A. Dillon, Patricia M. Widlitz, Sandy H. Nafis, Kevin Ryan, Gail K. Hamm, Felipe Reinoso, Russell A. Morin, Richard Roy
In the Senate
Its course
February 27 to June 12, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action29 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to May 568 days
Energy and Technology CommitteeFeb 27 to Mar 1113 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 3 to Apr 118 days
In the SenateMay 5 to May 72 days
Waiting to be sentMay 7 to May 2922 days
With the GovernorMay 29 to Jun 1214 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 5 · Adopted May 7
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 5 · Adopted May 7
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – May 5
- Feb 27Introduced and sent to Energy and Technology Committee
- Feb 28Heard in Energy and Technology Committee
- Mar 11Energy and Technology Committee recommended it
- Apr 3Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 11Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 5The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A and B
In the Senate May 5 – May 7
- May 5Sent to the Senate
- May 7The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A and B
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A and B
To the Governor May 27 – Jun 12
- May 27Numbered Public Act 08-168
- May 29Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jun 12Signed by the Governor
All 29 actions, as published
- Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 28PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 11Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 19REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 26FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 26HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 26FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 3REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 11Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 24NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 24TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 24FILE NO.Both houses
- May 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 5HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 5TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
- May 5FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 5SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 7SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 7SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- May 27PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 29TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 12SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor