l9n/ Oregon

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 4001

Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program that places cap on greenhouse gas emissions and that provides market-based mechanism for covered entities to demonstrate compliance.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on March 3, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program that places cap on greenhouse gas emissions and that provides market-based mechanism for covered entities to demonstrate compliance. Establishes program advisory committee. Declares legislative purposes of program and related investments of moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism. Establishes certain statutory funds in State Treasury. Requires certain moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in certain funds. Requires certain uses of moneys deposited in funds. Requires program advisory committee to submit biennial report to Governor and Legislative Assembly each even-numbered year. Requires Governor to consider investment and expenditures recommendations in biennial report during preparation of Governor's budget. Makes all provisions related to program adopted by commission and distribution of proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes commission and certain other agencies to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025 and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for air pollution laws. Establishes Joint Legislative Committee on Climate. Modifies registration and greenhouse gas reporting requirements for certain persons. Makes provisions related to Joint Legislative Committee on Climate, greenhouse gas definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2019. Requires certain persons to pay annual program development fee to Department of Environmental Quality. Becomes operative July 1, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. 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 House of Representatives

19 co-sponsors

Julie Fahey, Chris Gorsek, Mitch Greenlick, Paul Holvey, Alissa Keny-Guyer, Tina Kotek, John Lively, Sheri Schouten, Susan McLain, Rob Nosse, Carla Piluso, Karin Power, Jeff Reardon, Andrea Salinas, Tawna Sanchez, Barbara Smith Warner, Janeen Sollman, Phil Barnhart, Dan Rayfield

In the Senate

7 co-sponsors

Lew Frederick, Sara Gelser Blouin, James Manning Jr., Rod Monroe, Floyd Prozanski, Chuck Riley, Kathleen Taylor

Its course

January 22 to March 3, 2018, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Mar 3 · stopped40 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 22 to Feb 514 days

Energy and EnvironmentFeb 5 to Feb 1611 days

RulesFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 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 Jan 22 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 22Filed before the session
  2. Feb 5Introduced
  3. Sent to Energy and Environment
  4. Feb 7Heard in Energy and Environment
  5. Feb 14Heard in Energy and Environment
  6. Feb 16Energy and Environment recommended it, and that it go to Rules
  7. Sent to Rules
  8. Feb 20Heard in Rules
  9. Feb 22Heard in Rules
  10. Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 22Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 5Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Informational Meeting scheduled.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 7Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Work Session held.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass, be referred to Rules, and then referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 16Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
  10. Feb 22Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  11. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives