Preemption Over Utility Service Restrictions
Summary
Preemption Over Utility Service Restrictions; Prohibits certain local governmental entities, subject to specified exceptions, from enacting or enforcing resolution, ordinance, rule, code, or policy or from taking any action that restricts or prohibits or has effect of restricting or prohibiting use of appliances.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Signed Jun 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
32–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Apr 28, 2023
D
Democratic11
36% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
15
Committee
19
Jun 22, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 4
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 98, NAYS 16
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
FB
Fabián Basabe
RRepublican
Co
Rick Roth
RRepublican
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