Bills by Topic Results
Bills that have passed the Legislature are shown in bold text with an * preceding them.
UTILITIES
 (See also AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION; ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL; TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS, CREDITS, DEDUCTIONS, DEFERRALS, ETC.; TAXES - PUBLIC UTILITY TAX; UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION) |
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Alternative energy resources, qualified, options for customers:
HB 2413, SHB 2413, SB 6477 |
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Bonneville power administration, certain hydroelectric output marketed by:
HB 1334, HB 1360, HB 2283, SHB 2283, HB 2402, SHB 2402, HB 2995, SB 5232 |
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Bonneville power administration, new Eastern Intertie rate design, requesting:
HJM 4008, SHJM 4008 |
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Bonneville power administration, renewable energy resources and credits, BPA role:
HB 2283, SHB 2283, SSB 6203, 2SSB 6203 |
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Bonneville power administration, utility conservation credits from, B&O exemption:
HB 1330, SHB 1330, SB 6323, SSB 6323 |
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Carbon planning adder, use by utilities:
HB 2839, SB 6424 |
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Carbon pollution mitigation tax, imposing, including revenues disposition:
HB 1646, HB 2230, SB 5509 |
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Carbon pollution mitigation tax, imposing, tax preferences as part of, role of utilities:
HB 2230 |
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Carbon pollution tax on fossil fuels, imposing, role of utilities:
SB 5930 |
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Carbon pollution tax, imposing, tax preferences as part of, role of utilities:
SB 5930 |
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Carbon price or tax, enacted, energy independence act repeal if:
HB 2283 |
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Carbon reduction investments, in rural manufacturing, incentives for:
SB 5918 |
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Carbon reduction, zero-carbon resource use, impact of:
HB 2347 |
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Carbon-free, renewable, and economical energy, task force on, establishing:
2SHB 2283 |
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City-owned, surplus property of, disposition:
HB 2290, SHB 2290, SB 6030 |
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Clean energy investment expenditures, credit against public utility taxes for, when:
HB 2995, SHB 2995, HB 2997 |
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Clean energy, transition to, tax preferences for utilities:
HB 2283, SHB 2283 |
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Coal-fired plants, transition to natural gas or biomass, tax exemptions for:
HB 1497, SB 5439 |
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Coal-fired resources, costs for, removing from electric rates, when:
SHB 2995, HB 2997, SB 6253, SSB 6253, 2SSB 6253 |
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Conservation or efficiency, projects of statewide significance for:
SB 5621 |
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Easements for utility lines on state-owned aquatic lands, charge for:
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HB 1001, CH 19 (2017), SB 5171 |
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Electric, alternative form of regulation of, authorizing:
HB 2839, ESHB 2839, SB 6424, SSB 6424 |
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Electric, carbon planning adder use by:
HB 2839, SB 6424 |
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Electric, clean energy standard, carbon-free and distributed energy resources:
SB 6253, SSB 6253 |
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Electric, clean fuels program, using revenues for transportation electrification:
HB 2338, SHB 2338, 2SHB 2338 |
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Electric, coal-fired resources costs, removing from electric rates, when:
SHB 2995, HB 2997, SB 6253, SSB 6253, 2SSB 6253 |
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Electric, community solar garden operation by:
HB 2280, SHB 2280, SB 6130 |
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Electric, customer payments, city using to provide telecommunications, prohibiting:
SB 5921 |
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Electric, customers of, billing statement information requirements:
SB 5467, SB 5624, SSB 5624, SB 6081, ESSB 6081, ESSB 6587 |
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Electric, distributed energy resources planning process, requirements:
HB 1233, ESHB 1233 |
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Electric, electric distribution efficiency and distributed energy, enabling:
HB 1233 |
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Electric, electrification of transportation infrastructure, utility plans and programs for:
HB 2897, SHB 2897 |
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Electric, electrification of transportation infrastructure, utility plans for:
SB 6187, ESSB 6187 |
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Electric, encouraging energy savings in building stock, how and when:
HB 1458 |
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Electric, financial incentives calculation using energy performance baseline, when:
HB 1458 |
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Electric, fossil fuels pollution mitigation charge, imposing:
HB 2997 |
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Electric, fuel mix disclosure by, repealing, when:
SB 5930 |
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Electric, greenhouse gas planning adder use by:
ESHB 2839, SSB 6424 |
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Electric, hearings concerning rates or charges, written notice:
SB 5624, SSB 5624, ESSB 6587 |
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Electric, investor-owned distribution properties, acquisition by PUD:
SB 6409 |
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Electric, on-bill repayment program for customers, requiring, when:
SHB 2410 |
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Electric, reducing reliance on fossil fuel generating resources:
SHB 2995, 2SSB 6253 |
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Electric, retail electric bills, policies and programs affecting, review of:
HB 2814, SHB 2814 |
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Electric, tax rate imposed on utility and amount customer is paying, on statement:
SSB 5624, ESSB 6587 |
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Electric, using funds from new carbon reductions solutions account for:
SB 5930 |
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Electric, utility net metering:
HB 2510, SHB 2510, SB 6081, ESSB 6081 |
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Electric, utility net metering, task force on future of, convening:
ESSB 6081 |
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Electric, zero-carbon resource use by, impact of:
HB 2347 |
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Electricity generation, identifying sources in utility or customer contracts for:
HB 1334 |
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Electricity sales to electrolytic processors, public utility tax exemption, extending:
HB 1466, SHB 1466, SB 5332,
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SB 6007, CH 146 (2018) |
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Electrification of transportation, city plans and electric vehicle infrastructure:
HB 1335, SB 6098 |
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Employee of utility, assaulting, as aggravating circumstance, when:
EHB 1859 |
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Energy conservation targets and resources, provisions:
HB 1330, SHB 1330, HB 1334, HB 2402, SHB 2402, HB 2995, SHB 2995, SB 6323, SSB 6323 |
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Energy conservation targets, meter-based and baseline options for customers:
HB 2319, SHB 2319 |
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Energy conservation targets, normalized metered electricity consumption role:
HB 2319 |
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Energy conservation targets, on-bill repayment program role:
HB 2410, SHB 2410 |
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Facilities, removal or relocation due to rail fixed guideway systems, costs:
HB 1954, SB 5717 |
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Gas companies, alternative form of regulation of, authorizing:
HB 2839, ESHB 2839, SB 6424, SSB 6424 |
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Gas companies, carbon planning adder use by:
HB 2839, SB 6424 |
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Gas companies, greenhouse gas planning adder use by:
ESHB 2839, SSB 6424 |
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Gas distribution businesses, carbon pollution tax credit:
SB 6096, SB 6203, SSB 6203, 2SSB 6203 |
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Geothermal power facilities, as projects of statewide significance:
SB 6350 |
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Geothermal power plants, minerals brought to surface by, JCDREAM duties:
SB 6350, SSB 6350 |
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Greenhouse gas planning adder, use by utilities:
ESHB 2839, SSB 6424 |
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Hydroelectric generation, as renewable energy resource for utilities, when:
HB 1249, HB 1334, HB 1360, HB 2402, SHB 2402, SB 5232, SSB 6203, 2SSB 6203 |
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Investor-owned, meter-based performance program option, offering:
HB 1963 |
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Light and power businesses, carbon pollution tax credit:
SB 6096, SB 6203, SSB 6203, 2SSB 6203 |
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Light and power businesses, large emitters, credits for pollution fees:
SB 6629 |
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Light and power businesses, large emitters, imposing pollution fee on:
SB 6629 |
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Market customers, clean energy standard, carbon-free and distributed energy resources:
SB 6253, SSB 6253 |
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Market customers, new energy or capacity needs, requirements:
HB 2995 |
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Market customers, reducing reliance on fossil fuel generating resources:
SHB 2995, 2SSB 6253 |
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Municipal utilities, city or town operating as, information disclosure on billing statements from:
ESSB 6587 |
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Natural gas utilities, alternative form of regulation of, authorizing:
HB 2839, ESHB 2839, SB 6424, SSB 6424 |
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Natural gas utilities, carbon planning adder use by:
HB 2839, SB 6424 |
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Natural gas utilities, energy independence act provisions:
HB 2402, SHB 2402 |
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Natural gas utilities, greenhouse gas planning adder use by:
ESHB 2839, SSB 6424 |
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Natural gas utilities, large emitters, credits for pollution fees:
SB 6629 |
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Natural gas utilities, large emitters, imposing pollution fee on:
SB 6629 |
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Nuclear reactors, small modular, siting of facilities using, expediting certification:
SB 6631 |
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Pollution fee, for community capacity program:
SB 6629 |
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Pollution fee, on large emitters, public oversight board, establishing:
SB 6629 |
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Pollution fee, on large emitters, three panels in connection with, creating:
SB 6629 |
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Projects, major public energy, excluding small modular nuclear reactors from:
SB 6631 |
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Public service companies, annual reports, failing to file, penalties:
HB 2523,
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SB 6179, CH 104 (2018) |
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Public utility district privilege taxes, local and state distributions date, revising:
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EHB 2163, CH 28 (2017) |
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Public utility districts, acquiring investor-owned electrical distribution properties:
SB 6409 |
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Public utility districts, attachments and rates for small cell facilities and networks:
HB 1921, SB 5711 |
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Public utility districts, certain revenues, distribution to certain fire districts/authorities:
SB 6321 |
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Public utility districts, elections, district-based:
SHB 1800,
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ESSB 6002, CH 113 (2018) |
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Public utility districts, elections, district-based or alternative:
HB 1800, SB 5267, SB 6002 |
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Public utility districts, electric vehicle infrastructure role of:
SB 6098, SB 6187, ESSB 6187 |
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Public utility districts, electrification of transportation infrastructure, PUD plans for:
SB 6187, ESSB 6187 |
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Public utility districts, information disclosure on billing statements from:
SB 6587, ESSB 6587 |
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Public utility districts, pole attachment agreement dispute arbitration:
HB 2593 |
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Public utility districts, privilege taxes, tools for administering:
SB 5358,
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SSB 5358, CH 323 (2017) |
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Public utility districts, providing retail internet telecommunications services:
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ESSB 6034, CH 186 (2018) |
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Public utility districts, providing retail internet/telecommunications services:
SSB 5935, E2SSB 5935 |
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Public utility districts, providing retail telecommunications services:
HB 1938, HB 2662, SB 5139, SB 5483, SB 6034 |
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Public utility districts, public works procurement with unit priced contracts:
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SB 5036, CH 85 (2017) |
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Public utility districts, transportation infrastructure electrification, PUD plans/programs:
HB 2897, SHB 2897 |
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Qualifying utilities, new energy or capacity needs, requirements:
HB 2995 |
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Renewable and clean energy and efficiency, conducting five studies of:
2SSB 6253 |
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Renewable and clean energy and efficiency, conducting two studies of:
SHB 2995 |
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Renewable energy investment projects, sales and use tax exemptions, when:
HB 2995, SHB 2995, HB 2997 |
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Renewable energy system cost recovery program, modifications:
HB 1048, SHB 1048, HB 2281, SHB 2281, SB 5027, SB 5499, SB 5939,
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ESSB 5939, CH 36 (2017) |
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Renewable energy systems, distributed, consumer access to:
HB 1233 |
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Renewable energy systems, encouraging and studying:
SB 6081, ESSB 6081 |
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Renewable energy targets and resources, provisions:
HB 1334, HB 2402, SHB 2402, HB 2995, SHB 2995, SB 5918 |
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Renewable resource, development of, projects of statewide significance for:
SB 5621 |
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Renewable resource, eligible, definition and utility requirements:
HB 1249, HB 1334, HB 1519, HB 2402, SHB 2402, HB 2995,
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ESB 5128, CH 315 (2017), SB 5918 |
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Rural electric cooperatives, cooperative finance organizations B&O tax deduction:
HB 1231, HB 2577, HB 2928, SHB 2928, SB 5148 |
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Schools, siting, public facility/utility extensions when rural/outside UGA:
HB 1017,
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ESHB 1017, CH 129 (2017) PV, HB 2216,
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HB 2243, CH 32 (2017), SB 5651, SSB 5651, SB 5942, SB 5945 |
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Services, outside city's corporate limits, annexation covenant requirement, prohibiting:
HB 2788, HB 2789 |
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Silicon smelters, sales of electricity to, tax preferences for:
HB 1403, SHB 1403, SB 5515,
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SSB 5977, CH 37 (2017) PV |
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Small utilities, new energy or capacity needs, requirements:
HB 2995 |
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Solar companies, community, registration and certification of:
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ESSB 5939, CH 36 (2017) |
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Solar energy systems, shared commercial solar projects, role of utilities:
SB 5939,
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ESSB 5939, CH 36 (2017) |
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Solar energy systems, tax preferences, role of utilities:
HB 1048, SHB 1048, SB 5027, SB 5499, SB 5939,
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ESSB 5939, CH 36 (2017) |
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Solar gardens, community, electrical company or utility operation:
HB 2280, SHB 2280, SB 6130 |
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Telecommunications, small cell facilities and networks, attachments and rates for:
HB 1921, SB 5711 |
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Telecommunications, small cell facilities and networks, deployment and permits:
SB 5935, SSB 5935, E2SSB 5935 |
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Underground utility damage prevention act, locating underground facilities, methods:
HB 2979 |
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Underground utility damage prevention act, removing reference and certain dates:
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HB 1064, CH 20 (2017), SB 5091 |
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Universal communications services program, delaying expiration and revising:
SB 5935, SSB 5935, E2SSB 5935 |
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Universal communications services program, removing expiration and revising:
HB 1921, HB 2423, SHB 2423, SB 5711, SB 6045 |
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Wastewater, publicly owned industrial treatment facilities, pollution control loans to:
HB 2838,
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SB 6367, CH 152 (2018) |