l9n/ Oregon

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 3176

Imposes fee on fossil fuel or fossil fuel-generated electricity to be paid by vendors.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Energy and Environment Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Imposes fee on fossil fuel or fossil fuel-generated electricity to be paid by vendors. Directs Public Utility Commission to calculate vendors' carbon emissions rate and provide assessments to vendors. Establishes Pollution Refund Credit Trust Fund. Distributes moneys collected from fee to personal income taxpayers and their dependents in equal shares. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Revenue and commission for purpose of funding first year of administration of fee. Applies to fossil fuels sold to consumers or used to produce electricity on or after January 1, 2016. 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.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HREV

    Its course

    February 25 to July 6, 2015, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Jul 6 · stopped131 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 25 to Mar 47 days

    Energy and EnvironmentMar 4 to Jul 6 · stopped124 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 Feb 25 – Jul 6

    1. Feb 25Introduced
    2. Mar 4Sent to Energy and Environment
    3. Jul 6Died when the session ended
    All 3 actions, as published
    1. Feb 25First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 4Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Revenue.House of Representatives
    3. Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives