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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 2076

An Act providing for geothermal energy development; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection; promulgating regulations; establishing the Geothermal Energy Development Fund; and imposing penalties.

In the Senate's Environmental Resources & Energy Committee since May 7, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

17 co-sponsors

Craig Williams, Elizabeth Fiedler, SCOTT CONKLIN, Ben Waxman, Robert E. Merski, Carol Hill-Evans, DAN FRANKEL, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Heather Boyd, Mandy Steele, Joe Ciresi, G. Roni Green, Joe Webster, Paul Takac, Nikki Rivera, TINA M. DAVIS, John C. Inglis III

Its course

December 3, 2025 to May 7, 2026, 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 action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesDec 3 to May 4152 days

EnergyDec 3 to Apr 13131 days

AppropriationsApr 29 to May 45 days

In the SenateFrom May 4

Environmental Resources & EnergyFrom May 7

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading118–83

    Passed · May 4, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 13, 2026

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 29, 2026

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Dec 3 – May 4, 2026

  1. Dec 3Sent to ENERGY
  2. Apr 13, 2026ENERGY recommended it as amended
  3. Apr 29, 2026Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 4, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 118 to 83

In the Senate May 7, 2026

  1. May 7, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Dec 3Referred to ENERGY, Dec. 3, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 13, 2026Reported as amended, April 13, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Apr 13, 2026First consideration, April 13, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Apr 13, 2026Laid on the table, April 13, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Apr 28, 2026Removed from table, April 28, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Apr 29, 2026Second consideration, with amendments, April 29, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Apr 29, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 29, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Apr 29, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page 393-395), April 29, 2026House of Representatives
  9. May 4, 2026Re-reported as committed, May 4, 2026House of Representatives
  10. May 4, 2026Third consideration and final passage, May 4, 2026 (118-83)House of Representatives
  11. May 4, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page 426-427), May 4, 2026House of Representatives
  12. May 7, 2026In the SenateSenate
  13. May 7, 2026Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, May 7, 2026Senate