Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of The Energy Council.
SJR 17 is a ceremonial resolution honoring The Energy Council's 50th anniversary. It does not enact new laws or affect policies, people, or programs. The resolution formally commends The Energy Council - established in 1975 as a nonpartisan forum for energy policy collaboration among U.S. states and Canadian provinces - for its role in shaping energy discourse over five decades. It serves solely as a symbolic gesture of recognition, with no substantive policy changes or obligations.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Jul 30, 2025
Last action Jul 30, 2025
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What changed between versions
SJR 17
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Enrolled SJR 17
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent significant formatting and layout changes while retaining the same substantive content. The original version included sponsor information, introduction dates, and committee referrals, while the enrolled version removed these procedural elements and added official state legislature headers and page numbering. No policy, scope, or operational changes were made to the resolution's core purpose of honoring The Energy Council's 50th anniversary.
TECHNICAL
Removed sponsor names, introduction date, committee referral information, and draft document identifiers
Added official state legislature header with year 2025, legislative source designation, and enrolled bill numbering
Reorganized text layout from draft format to formal enrolled resolution format with consistent spacing and page breaks
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 30, 2025
Introduced
(S) PERMANENTLY FILED 7/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 18
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) PASSED Y40
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved SJR 17 Out of Committee -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) PASSED Y20 N-
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved SJR 17 Out of Committee
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bert Stedman
RRepublican
Co
Alyse Galvin
IIndependent
Co
Bill Elam
RRepublican
Co
Calvin Schrage
IIndependent
Co
Carolyn Hall
DDemocratic
Co
Cathy Giessel
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Kopp
RRepublican
Co
Donna Mears
DDemocratic
Co
Gary Stevens
RRepublican
Co
George Rauscher
RRepublican
Co
James Kaufman
RRepublican
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