Around 11:00 pm this evening, the House concurred on the Senate’s amended version of House Bill 2561 with a vote of 59 to 38.

House Bill 2561 requires a ballot measure be sent to voters to authorize the issuance of $505 million in bonds to finance an array of energy efficiency improvements to public schools and buildings on public college and university campuses.

The bonds for the improvements would be funded by making permanent the proposed tax on bottled water after three years.

House Bill 2561 now goes to the Governor for her signature.