Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Revenue Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 3261
Imposes fee on each fuel supplier and utility based on amount of carbon dioxide to be emitted upon consumption of carbon-based fuel, when carbon-based fuel is sold by fuel supplier to consumers in state or is used to produce carbon-generated electricity supplied by utility to consumers in state.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Imposes fee on each fuel supplier and utility based on amount of carbon dioxide to be emitted upon consumption of carbon-based fuel, when carbon-based fuel is sold by fuel supplier to consumers in state or is used to produce carbon-generated electricity supplied by utility to consumers in state. Limits fee on certain oil and natural gas to six percent of market value of oil or natural gas. Distributes moneys collected from fee to State Highway Fund, Common School Fund, Energy Crisis Trust Fund and Renewable Energy Resources Account. Creates Renewable Energy Resources Account. Continuously appropriates moneys in account to State Department of Energy to fund development of renewable energy resources. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Revenue and State Department of Energy for purpose of funding first year of administration of fee. Applies to carbon-based fuel sold to consumers or used to produce carbon-generated electricity on or after January 1, 2009. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 12 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Jun 28 · stopped108 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 12 to Mar 197 days
RevenueMar 19 to Jun 28 · stopped101 days
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 Mar 12 – Jun 28
All 4 actions, as published
- Mar 12First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 19Referred to Revenue with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives