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The most recent Maine legislative session produced a slate of new major energy-related legal updates. Ranging from sunsetting and recalibrating net energy billing to overhauling renewable portfolio standards and creating a...more
The 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature concluded at midnight on April 12. As the dust settled, it became clear that Governor Patrick Morrisey was able to get the majority of his agenda enacted into law,...more
Friday, March 7 marked the first funnel deadline for the 2025 Iowa legislative session. By midnight, policy bills had to be passed by a committee in its originating chamber to remain eligible for consideration this year....more
Look out biscuits — cornbread is making a comeback in the Georgia State Capitol. After failing to fully bake in the State Senate in 2024, legislation designating cornbread as the official state bread (HB 14) returned to the...more
On November 21, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law a sweeping climate bill (St. 2024 c. 239, An Act Promoting a Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity and Protecting Ratepayers) packed with measures aimed...more
On November 20, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed the Massachusetts Leads Act, engrossing House Bill 5100 (the “MA Leads Act”), which, among many funding provisions, contains two changes that will significantly benefit...more
On November 20, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed a $3.9 billon economic development bill, known as the Mass Leads Act (H 5100), and also signed the Climate and Clean Energy Siting Law (S 2967). These laws are...more
One of the biggest challenges to states meeting ambitious Clean Energy Standards is local opposition to large scale projects, something we’ve written about previously. The federal government and many state legislatures have...more
After a busy week, legislators left Raleigh on Thursday for the foreseeable future. Although they did not pass a new 2024 budget bill, they did appropriate funds for certain purposes and are authorized to return later this...more
In Vitro Fertilization - This week, both the House and Senate passed legislation addressing the concerns of in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and patients after a recent judicial opinion stating that under Alabama law,...more
The California State Senate and State Assembly recently approved two bills, Senate Bill 253 and Senate Bill 261, that could require thousands of companies doing business in California to disclose greenhouse gas ("GHG")...more
A flurry of activity will mark the last two weeks of the session of the California State Legislature. When they convene on Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Assembly will have eight session days scheduled with the Senate having seven...more
Early this afternoon, Governor Janet Mills signed into law LD 1895, legislation directing the state to procure up to 3 GW of offshore wind by 2040. The final version of the procurement bill emerged after several weeks of...more
On Saturday, March 5, 2022, the West Virginia Legislature passed S.B. 650, and on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, it passed S.B. 694. After lengthy debate, the Legislature passed S.B. 694, which authorizes the West Virginia...more
In the second half of 2021, the 134th Ohio General Assembly focused on the state legislative and congressional redistricting process and finishing work on a wide variety of legislation dealing with topics such as sports...more
This week at the General Assembly, discussion of the budget bill with the Governor continued, members considered other bills and also started to discuss redistricting in committees. Budget Bill - Legislative leaders and...more
After a week-long recess, this week talks of a new budget were fairly quiet as onlookers await the House’s version. Only one Appropriations subcommittee met, Information Technology, but no votes or decisions were made. Most...more
On July 1, 2021, LD 936, An Act To Amend State Laws Relating to Net Energy Billing and the Procurement of Distributed Generation became law after Maine Governor Janet Mills allowed the legislatively enacted bill to go into...more
As legislators and the public eagerly await the Senate's budget proposal sometime early next week, this week saw several committees meet to consider local bills and bills for discussion only. One major piece of legislation...more
This week, a number of new bills were introduced at the General Assembly and work continued on the state budget. Local Government Choice of Energy Ordinances - A bill (H 220) that would ban local governments from passing...more
The Super Bowl festivities of yesterday seemed like a decade ago as the General Assembly got down to business today with a large number of new bills entering the legislative process. Convening for Legislative Day 13, however,...more
As has been discussed in several posts here, on January 4, 2021, a conference committee of the Massachusetts House and Senate has issued a wide ranging “omnibus” energy bill “An Act creating a next-generation roadmap for...more
The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature recently passed the one-third mark and, as of this writing, the House has introduced 1155 bills, while the Senate introduced 656. We will continue reporting on and...more
Energy Infrastructure Attacks are ‘Probable’: Oil Traders Fear Supply Disruptions in the Middle East - "A dramatic escalation of geopolitical tensions will most likely result in an unplanned oil supply shortage in the...more
Budget negotiators from both chambers worked behind closed doors this week seeking to resolve differences on the budget bill. Some legislative leaders have indicated they hope to have the report ready for a floor vote as...more