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Votes at a glance: committee adopts ITL or other motions on five bills during executive sessions
Summary
During afternoon executive sessions the Science, Technology & Energy Committee voted on several bills. Major outcomes included ITL (inexpedient to legislate) for the offshore wind prohibition and other measures; one bill (HB 224) passed OTPA as amended. The summary lists vote tallies and basic context for each action.
The committee held executive sessions and recorded formal committee actions on multiple bills. The roll calls and outcomes were recorded on the transcript; this summary lists each formal action, the stated motion, and the committee tally.
- HB 575 FN — Prohibiting offshore wind energy infrastructure: Motion adopted — ITL (inexpedient to legislate). Rationale given by the committee leadership cited constitutional and federal preemption concerns, potential litigation risk and redundancy with previous legislation. Vote: 16 yes, 1 no.
- HB 654 FN — Allow small customer generators to participate in group net metering: Motion adopted — ITL. Committee leadership said the Department of Energy and PUC opposed the bill citing possible double‑dipping and procurement complications. Vote: 12 yes, 5 no.
- HB 541 FN — Establish committee to study energy and telecommunications infrastructure survivability and resiliency: Motion adopted — ITL. Committee members said federal and state agencies and existing industry programs already cover much of the proposed scope and recommended avoiding duplicative study. Vote: 17 yes, 0 no.
- HB 224 FN — Amendments to Renewable Energy Fund provisions: Adopted as amended (OTPA) — The committee adopted amendment 2025‑0288h, which would rebate remaining REF monies in excess of administrative costs to retail electric ratepayers, while preserving some funding for the Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development and Energy Innovation. Final committee motion: OTPA as amended. Vote: 10 yes, 7 no.
- HB 460 FN — Utility investments in distributed energy resources: Motion adopted — ITL. The committee majority said the Public Utilities Commission is conducting a detailed analysis and legislative change is premature. Vote: 10 yes, 8 no.
These motions were each recorded by roll call in the transcript; vote counts above match the committee clerk’s roll calls. The committee prepared majority and, where requested, minority reports for the items that advanced.
