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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2007 | CA | AB 1470 | Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (44 - 34) |
| June 5, 2007 | CA | AB 35 | Sustainable Government Building Standards | Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) |
| June 4, 2007 | OR | SB 790 | Offshore Drilling Moratorium | Bill Passed - House (47 - 11) |
| June 2, 2007 | CT | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
| June 1, 2007 | CT | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - House (128 - 19) |
| May 31, 2007 | CT | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
| May 30, 2007 | CT | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - House (90 - 58) |
| May 29, 2007 | OR | HB 2620 | Solar Energy in Public Buildings | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6) |
| May 23, 2007 | OR | SB 838 | Renewable Electricity | Bill Passed - House (41 - 18) |
| May 22, 2007 | National | HR 2264 | Preventing the Organization of Petroleum Export Groups | Bill Passed - House (345 - 72) |
| May 21, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Veto Override Failed - House (83 - 50) |
| May 16, 2007 | AK | SCS CSHB 177 | Alaska Gasline Inducement Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 1) |
| May 14, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Conference Report Adopted - House (90 - 43) |
| May 14, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (47 - 17) |
| May 11, 2007 | OR | SB 790 | Offshore Drilling Moratorium | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 7) |
| May 7, 2007 | OR | HB 2620 | Solar Energy in Public Buildings | Bill Passed - House (41 - 17) |
| May 1, 2007 | VT | SA. 520 | Energy Tax Amendment to H. 520 | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14) |
| April 23, 2007 | IA | SF 485 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
| April 20, 2007 | IL | S. Amdt. 3: Electric Rates Freeze | Amendment Adopted - Senate (33 - 24) | |
| April 20, 2007 | IL | SB 1592 | Electric Rates Freeze | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20) |
| April 19, 2007 | IA | SF 599 | Iowa Power Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13) |
| April 18, 2007 | IA | SF 485 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - House (66 - 32) |
| April 12, 2007 | WA | SB 6001 | Greenhouse Gas Reduction | Bill Passed - House (84 - 14) |
| April 10, 2007 | OR | SB 838 | Renewable Electricity | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| April 3, 2007 | MT | SB 558 | Montana Electric and Gas Authority Act | Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 25) |
| April 2, 2007 | IA | SF 485 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
| March 30, 2007 | ND | SB 2397 | Oil Well Tax Cut | Bill Passed - House (63 - 26) |
| March 26, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24) |
| March 24, 2007 | MN | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 46) |
| March 23, 2007 | CO | HB 1341 | Oil and Gas Commission Reconfiguration | Bill Passed - House (37 - 27) |
| March 23, 2007 | MN | SF 1986 | Transportation Taxes and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24) |
| Feb. 21, 2007 | VA | H Sub to Sub SB 1416 | Regulation of Electric Utilities | Bill Passed - House (82 - 16) |
| Feb. 15, 2007 | ND | SB 2397 | Oil Well Tax Cut | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
| Feb. 5, 2007 | KS | HB 2038 | Tax Exemption for Nuclear Power Facilities | Bill Passed - House (95 - 28) |
| Jan. 18, 2007 | National | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 163) |
| Aug. 1, 2006 | National | S 3711 | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 25) |
| July 26, 2006 | National | HR 5682 | U.S.and India Nuclear Cooperation Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (359 - 68) |
| June 29, 2006 | CA | SB 1 | Solar Energy | Bill Passed - House (49 - 19) |
| June 29, 2006 | National | HR 4761 | Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (232 - 187) |
| June 23, 2006 | MD | SB 1 | Electricity Rates | Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 37) |
| June 15, 2006 | MD | SB 1 | Electricity Rates | Bill Passed - House (109 - 26) |
| June 14, 2006 | LA | Amendment #B-635 | Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (67 - 28) |
| June 14, 2006 | MD | SB 1 | Electricity Rates | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11) |
| June 8, 2006 | AK | CCS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Conference Report Rejected - House (13 - 25) |
| June 8, 2006 | AK | CCS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 6) |
| June 6, 2006 | AK | HCS CS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (8 - 12) |
| June 4, 2006 | AK | HCS CS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Bill Passed - House (28 - 12) |
| May 30, 2006 | LA | HB 685 | Minimum Ethanol and Bio-Diesel Standards | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 34) |
| May 30, 2006 | CA | AB 1970 | Energy Conservation Bill | Bill Passed - House (44 - 35) |
| May 22, 2006 | AK | CSSB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/06 | AB 1470 | Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (44 - 34) |
| 6/05 | AB 35 | Sustainable Government Building Standards | Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) |
| 6/04 | SB 790 | Offshore Drilling Moratorium | Bill Passed - House (47 - 11) |
| 6/02 | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3) |
| 6/01 | HB 7432 | Energy and Electricity Efficiency | Bill Passed - House (128 - 19) |
| 5/31 | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
| 5/30 | HB 7400 | Tax Code Modification | Bill Passed - House (90 - 58) |
| 5/29 | HB 2620 | Solar Energy in Public Buildings | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6) |
| 5/23 | SB 838 | Renewable Electricity | Bill Passed - House (41 - 18) |
| 5/22 | HR 2264 | Preventing the Organization of Petroleum Export Groups | Bill Passed - House (345 - 72) |
| 5/21 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Veto Override Failed - House (83 - 50) |
| 5/16 | SCS CSHB 177 | Alaska Gasline Inducement Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 1) |
| 5/14 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Conference Report Adopted - House (90 - 43) |
| 5/14 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (47 - 17) |
| 5/11 | SB 790 | Offshore Drilling Moratorium | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 7) |
| 5/07 | HB 2620 | Solar Energy in Public Buildings | Bill Passed - House (41 - 17) |
| 5/01 | SA. 520 | Energy Tax Amendment to H. 520 | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14) |
| 4/23 | SF 485 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
| 4/20 | S. Amdt. 3: Electric Rates Freeze | Amendment Adopted - Senate (33 - 24) | |
| 4/20 | SB 1592 | Electric Rates Freeze | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20) |
| 4/19 | SF 599 | Iowa Power Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13) |
| 4/18 | SF 485 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - House (66 - 32) |
| 4/12 | SB 6001 | Greenhouse Gas Reduction | Bill Passed - House (84 - 14) |
| 4/10 | SB 838 | Renewable Electricity | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| 4/03 | SB 558 | Montana Electric and Gas Authority Act | Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 25) |
| 4/02 | SF 485 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
| 3/30 | SB 2397 | Oil Well Tax Cut | Bill Passed - House (63 - 26) |
| 3/26 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24) |
| 3/24 | HF 946 | Transportation Funding and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 46) |
| 3/23 | HB 1341 | Oil and Gas Commission Reconfiguration | Bill Passed - House (37 - 27) |
| 3/23 | SF 1986 | Transportation Taxes and Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24) |
| 2/21 | H Sub to Sub SB 1416 | Regulation of Electric Utilities | Bill Passed - House (82 - 16) |
| 2/15 | SB 2397 | Oil Well Tax Cut | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
| 2/05 | HB 2038 | Tax Exemption for Nuclear Power Facilities | Bill Passed - House (95 - 28) |
| 1/18 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 163) |
| 8/01 | S 3711 | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 25) |
| 7/26 | HR 5682 | U.S.and India Nuclear Cooperation Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (359 - 68) |
| 6/29 | SB 1 | Solar Energy | Bill Passed - House (49 - 19) |
| 6/29 | HR 4761 | Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (232 - 187) |
| 6/23 | SB 1 | Electricity Rates | Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 37) |
| 6/15 | SB 1 | Electricity Rates | Bill Passed - House (109 - 26) |
| 6/14 | Amendment #B-635 | Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (67 - 28) |
| 6/14 | SB 1 | Electricity Rates | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11) |
| 6/08 | CCS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Conference Report Rejected - House (13 - 25) |
| 6/08 | CCS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 6) |
| 6/06 | HCS CS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (8 - 12) |
| 6/04 | HCS CS SB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax (Special Session) | Bill Passed - House (28 - 12) |
| 5/30 | HB 685 | Minimum Ethanol and Bio-Diesel Standards | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 34) |
| 5/30 | AB 1970 | Energy Conservation Bill | Bill Passed - House (44 - 35) |
| 5/22 | CSSB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4) |