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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 742

Makes legislative findings regarding lighting that contains mercury.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Environment and Natural Resources Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Makes legislative findings regarding lighting that contains mercury. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to collaborate with certain parties to implement statewide product stewardship system for lighting that contains mercury. Requires producers of lighting that contains mercury to establish product stewardship programs and to submit product stewardship plans to department. Requires department to establish annual performance goals for lighting that contains mercury. Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules to implement provisions related to lighting that contains mercury. Allows Department of Environmental Quality to establish schedule of fees to be paid by producers. Establishes Product Stewardship Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department to pay costs of implementing provisions related to lighting that contains mercury. Imposes civil penalty for disposal of, or knowingly accepting for disposal, lighting that contains mercury. Imposes civil penalties for other violations of provisions related to lighting that contains mercury. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    SENR

    Its course

    March 5 to June 29, 2009, 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 SenateMar 5 to Jun 29 · stopped116 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 5 to Mar 127 days

    Environment and Natural ResourcesMar 12 to Jun 29 · stopped109 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 Senate Mar 5 – Jun 29

    1. Mar 5Introduced
    2. Mar 12Sent to Environment and Natural Resources
    3. Apr 7Heard in Environment and Natural Resources
    4. Jun 29Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Mar 5Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Mar 12Referred to Environment and Natural Resources, then Ways and Means.Senate
    3. Apr 7Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.Senate