Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Energy and Environment Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 969
Prohibits the Energy Facility Siting Council from exercising jurisdiction over an energy facility that is a renewable energy facility or transmission line, is sited wholly within federal lands and is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Removes EFSC power over a project that makes clean power or is a power line, is only on U.S. lands and is reviewed under NEPA. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Prohibits the Energy Facility Siting Council from exercising jurisdiction over an energy facility that is a renewable energy facility or transmission line, is sited wholly within federal lands and is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. Requires the person seeking federal approval for the facility to meet certain requirements.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
3 co-sponsors
Its course
February 4 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 4 to Jun 27 · stopped143 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 40 days
Energy and EnvironmentFeb 4 to Jun 27 · stopped143 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 4 – Jun 27
- Feb 4Introduced
- Sent to Energy and Environment
- Feb 26Heard in Energy and Environment
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 4Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 4Referred to Energy and Environment.Senate
- Feb 26Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate