AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATEWIDE MUNICIPAL SOLAR PERMIT (Requires the Rhode Island office of energy resources, in consultation with the building commission to promulgate rules and regulations to create a statewide solar photovoltaic permit application.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Mar 15, 2017
Signed Jun 19, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 19, 2017
Signed into law
06/19/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2017 House passed in concurrence
legislature
May 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 4, 2017
Committee
05/04/2017 Referred to House Municipal Government
legislature
May 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/03/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/26/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/22/2017 Committee heard
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Committee
03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
legislature
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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