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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2024 | OH | HB 79 | Amends Energy Efficiency Standards | Bill Passed - House (50 - 46) |
| June 26, 2024 | OH | HB 599 | Establishes Walleye as the Official State Fish | Bill Passed - House (94 - 4) |
| June 26, 2024 | OH | SB 226 | Establishes the Ohio Property Protection Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1) |
| June 26, 2024 | OH | HB 308 | Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy | Bill Passed - House (87 - 10) |
| June 26, 2024 | MI | SB 571 | Expands The Prevailing Wage Law to Cover the Construction of Clean Energy Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18) |
| June 26, 2024 | CT | SB 501 | Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| June 26, 2024 | MI | SB 571 | Expands The Prevailing Wage Law to Cover the Construction of Clean Energy Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18) |
| June 25, 2024 | MA | S 2829 | Expands the Use of Renewable Energy | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 2) |
| June 25, 2024 | MA | S 2829 | Expands the Use of Renewable Energy | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 2) |
| June 24, 2024 | PA | HB 1333 | Amends the Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act to Allow the Use of Recycled Materials | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 48) |
| June 24, 2024 | CA | AB 1866 | Requires the Cleanup of Idle Oil and Gas Wells | Bill Passed - House (49 - 17) |
| June 20, 2024 | MI | HB 5028 | Prohibits Homeowners Associations From Banning Energy-Saving Improvements or Solar Energy Systems | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18) |
| June 20, 2024 | MI | HB 5028 | Prohibits Homeowners Associations From Banning Energy-Saving Improvements or Solar Energy Systems | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18) |
| June 20, 2024 | MA | S 2830 | Prohibits Single-Use Plastic Shopping Bags at Retail Shops Across the State | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 2) |
| June 18, 2024 | DE | HB 124 | Establishes Restrictions on Barking Dogs | Bill Passed - House (35 - 4) |
| June 17, 2024 | VT | H 289 | Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard | Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 43) |
| June 17, 2024 | VT | H 289 | Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard | Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 43) |
| June 17, 2024 | VT | H 706 | Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides | Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| June 17, 2024 | VT | H 706 | Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides | Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| June 17, 2024 | VT | H 706 | Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides | Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31) |
| June 17, 2024 | VT | H 289 | Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard | Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
| June 17, 2024 | VT | H 289 | Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard | Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
| June 17, 2024 | VT | H 706 | Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides | Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31) |
| June 13, 2024 | RI | H 7060 | Requires 296-Acres in the Sapowet Marsh Management Area in Tiverton, Rhode Island be Designated for Outdoor Recreation | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 5) |
| June 13, 2024 | RI | H 7946 | Extends the Deadline for Rhode Island to Require Cage-Free Chickens Farms by 4 Years | Bill Passed - House (42 - 15) |