Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 3, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 4109
Directs Department of Environmental Quality and State Forestry Department to study opportunities for state actions to promote carbon sequestration and to include in study consideration of regional approaches for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through carbon sequestration.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Directs Department of Environmental Quality and State Forestry Department to study opportunities for state actions to promote carbon sequestration and to include in study consideration of regional approaches for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through carbon sequestration. Requires departments to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to natural resources by September 15, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2020.
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
13 co-sponsors
Greg Barreto, Ron Noble, Andy Olson, Sherrie Sprenger, Duane Stark, Brad Witt, Rick Lewis, Lynn Findley, Sal Esquivel, Caddy McKeown, Dallas Heard, Mike Nearman, Bill Kennemer
In the Senate
Sponsor
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 action8 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Mar 3 · stopped40 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 22 to Feb 514 days
Agriculture and Natural ResourcesFeb 5 to Feb 1611 days
Ways and MeansFeb 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
- Jan 22Filed before the session
- Feb 5Introduced
- Sent to Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 13Heard in Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 15Heard in Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 16Agriculture and Natural Resources recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 22Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
- Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Feb 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 15Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Feb 16Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives