Georgia House Bill 251

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-08 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-1-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to governmental entities prohibited from restricting utility service connection or sale of fuels based on type and ability to choose utility service, so as to require the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations to gradually reduce, from 2025 to 2050, the carbon dioxide emissions from electric utilities; to require all electricity provided by an electric utility in this state to be generated from clean energy sources by 2050; to provide for a short title; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Clean Energy Act; enact

Rep. Kim Schofield [D]	Rep. Karla Drenner [D]	Rep. Gregg Kennard [D]	Rep. Becky Evans [D]
Rep. Shelly Hutchinson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-07	House	House First Readers
2023-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64034
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213741