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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2225: Coal-fired generation units

Requiring a comprehensive study of the costs and benefits of accelerated retirement of certain coal-fired generation units.

Summary

  • Prohibits the utilities and transportation commission from issuing a financing order or otherwise authorizing an electrical company or its financing subsidiary to issue securitized bonds or to recover from ratepayers capital expenditures, operating costs, or other costs related to the acquisition of an increased interest in or accelerated retirement of an eligible coal plant until the commission has completed and…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 31, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Norma Smith (R-10)
Introduced
March 31, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to a comprehensive study of the costs and benefits of accelerated retirement of certain coal-fired generation units;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Norma Smith (R-10)

10 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Joe Schmick R-9Norm Johnson R-14Representative R-26Chad Magendanz R-5Dave Hayes R-10Larry Haler R-8Susan Fagan R-9Shelly Short R-7Dan Griffey R-35Liz Pike R-18

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2225 in other sessions

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