l9n/ Connecticut

2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 450

AN ACT CONCERNING ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, ENERGY EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY, TREE TRIMMING AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 26, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To reestablish a fuel oil conservation account; to require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to initiate a docket concerning gas distribution line extension; to create a natural gas vehicle pilot program; to require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to examine the conversion of oil-heated buildings to natural gas and to increase the efficiency of heating oil use; to require the department to study barriers to participation by heating oil dealers in the promotion of energy efficiency programs; to require builders contracting for the construction of certain buildings to inform consumers of energy efficiency incentives; to require electric distribution companies to develop plans to strengthen electric infrastructure, including the development of renewable resources facilities; to modify statutes concerning tree trimming by utility companies; to encourage the use of micro-grids utilizing any combined heat and power system; to eliminate disparities between electric distribution companies concerning demand charges for geothermal systems; to exempt certain persons' use of electric distribution or transmission equipment from being considered electric distribution companies; to modify the requirements necessary to meet renewable energy portfolio standards compliance; to expand renewable energy source generation; to encourage electric vehicle use; to modify the funding provisions of the Home Energy Solutions program; to increase financial incentives for combined heat and power systems; and to fund the study of the regional independent system operator.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Gary D. LeBeau

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    Mary M. Mushinsky

    Its course

    March 15 to April 26, 2012, 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 action15 actions on 7 days

    In the SenateMar 15 to Apr 26 · stopped42 days

    Energy and Technology CommitteeMar 15 to Mar 2813 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 24 to Apr 262 days

    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 Senate Mar 15 – Apr 26

    1. Mar 15Introduced and sent to Energy and Technology Committee
    2. Mar 16Heard in Energy and Technology Committee
    3. Mar 28Energy and Technology Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 24Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    5. Apr 26Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
    All 15 actions, as published
    1. Mar 15REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 16PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 28Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 16FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 16SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 24REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 26Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 26FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 26NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 26FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate