Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Natural Resources Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 2876
Requires state agency authorized to finance construction, purchase or renovation of structures used by state to reduce by June 30, 2015, amount of energy agency uses in facility by 20 percent from amount agency used in 2000.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Directs State Department of Energy to investigate means to reduce energy consumption in state-owned or state-funded buildings and school district buildings.</i>] <i>Requires department to prepare plan for submission to Governor for making state-owned or state-funded buildings and school district buildings more energy efficient and installing renewable energy systems.</i>] <i>Directs department to encourage public bodies and municipal corporations to apply for funding to implement energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.</i>] <i>Expands definition of "eligible state agency" to include all public bodies for purposes of statutes relating to small scale local energy projects.</i>] <b>Requires state agency authorized to finance construction, purchase or renovation of structures used by state to reduce by June 30, 2015, amount of energy agency uses in facility by 20 percent from amount agency used in 2000. Requires agency to prepare plan for meeting energy reduction requirement and to report periodically to State Department of Energy concerning energy use. Requires agency that fails to meet 20-percent energy reduction requirement on and after June 30, 2015, to submit biennial energy conservation plans to department. <b>Requires department to prequalify prospective bidders or proposers to submit bids or proposals for certain services related to energy as options for agency to evaluate for meeting energy reduction requirement.</b>
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
Sponsor
8 co-sponsors
Suzanne Bonamici, Scott Bruun, John Dallum, Bob Jenson, Greg Macpherson, Mike Schaufler, Chip Shields, Carolyn Tomei
Its course
February 27 to June 28, 2007, 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 action15 actions on 14 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to May 870 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Feb 281 day
Energy and the EnvironmentFeb 28 to May 263 days
In the SenateMay 8 to Jun 28 · stopped51 days
Waiting for a committeeMay 8 to May 102 days
Environment and Natural ResourcesMay 10 to May 3121 days
Ways and MeansMay 31 to Jun 12 · moved on12 days
Natural ResourcesJun 12 to Jun 28 · stopped16 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading44–14
Passed · May 8 · 2 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 2
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 House of Representatives Feb 27 – May 8
- Feb 27Introduced
- Feb 28Sent to Energy and the Environment
- Apr 23Heard in Energy and the Environment
- May 2Energy and the Environment recommended it as amended
- May 4Read a second time
- May 8Passed the House of Representatives, 44 to 14
In the Senate May 9 – Jun 28
- May 9Arrived in the Senate
- May 10Sent to Environment and Natural Resources
- May 22Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
- May 31Environment and Natural Resources recommended it
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 12Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
- Jun 14Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
- Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 15 actions, as published
- Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 28Referred to Energy and the Environment.House of Representatives
- Apr 23Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
- May 2Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
- May 4Second reading.House of Representatives
- May 7Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2007 Calendar.House of Representatives
- May 8Third reading. Carried by Witt. Passed.House of Representatives
- May 9First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- May 10Referred to Environment and Natural Resources.Senate
- May 22Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
- May 31Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
- May 31Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
- Jun 12Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.Senate
- Jun 14Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.Senate