2023 Regular SessionArkansas Legislature

SB295

Legislative Summary

To Amend The Arkansas Renewable Energy Development Act Of 2001; To Prevent Cost-shifting And Ensure Fairness To All Ratepayers; To Create The Customer Protections For Net-metering Customers Act; And To Declare An Emergency.

Bill History

2/20/2023
Filed
Senate
2/20/2023
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Senate
2/22/2023
Rules suspended.
Senate
2/22/2023
Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 1
Senate
2/22/2023
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
2/22/2023
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/22/2023
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/22/2023
Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Senate
2/23/2023
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
Senate
2/27/2023
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
2/27/2023
Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/27/2023
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/28/2023
Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Senate
3/2/2023
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 3
Senate
3/6/2023
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
3/6/2023
Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/6/2023
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/7/2023
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/7/2023
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
3/7/2023
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
3/7/2023
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Returned To the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Returned from the House as passed.
Senate
3/9/2023
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
3/9/2023
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
3/9/2023
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
3/16/2023
Notification that SB295 is now Act 278
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment S3

Senate Amendment S3

3/2/2023Not Adopted

Senate Amendment S2

Senate Amendment S2

2/23/2023Not Adopted

Senate Amendment S1

Senate Amendment S1

2/22/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading
3/9/2023
73
Yea
14
Nay
13
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/7/2023
24
Yea
9
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/16/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/14/2023350.8 KB
Draft
Bill Text3/6/2023348.9 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/27/2023349.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/22/2023342.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/20/2023328.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/22/2023136.4 KB