HB 5687 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT

Summary

Allows for measures to advance the undergrounding of certain utility cables and to have the same funded through utility rate increases to the cities of Providence and East Providence.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Jun 26, 2025

Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/18/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

06/10/2025 House passed Sub A

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/04/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

May 20, 2025

Committee

05/20/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Apr 21, 2025

Legislature · Passed

04/21/2025 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/22/2025)

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors