Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 869
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to exercise any and all authority and discretion department has under applicable law to facilitate greenhouse gas emission reductions consistent with statewide goals, to take such actions as are necessary to accelerate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including rulemaking, and to consider and integrate into department's planning, budgeting, investment and policy-making decisions prevention or reduction of impacts from climate change.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study how to build efficiency into buildings. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment not later than September 15, 2024.</i>] <b>Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to exercise any and all authority and discretion department has under applicable law to facilitate greenhouse gas emission reductions consistent with statewide goals, to take such actions as are necessary to accelerate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including rulemaking, and to consider and integrate into department's planning, budgeting, investment and policy-making decisions prevention or reduction of impacts from climate change. <b>Requires department to set goals for improved energy efficiency in buildings, investigate options for and feasibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions that result from manufacturing, transporting, installing, disposing of and recovering materials used in building construction, investigate benefits of updating building ventilation standards and take implementing actions. <b>Requires department to report to Legislative Assembly concerning findings, recommendations, evaluations of progress and other matters. Specifies required contents of and deadlines for reports. <b>Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 9 to June 25, 2023, 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 action9 actions on 7 days
In the SenateFeb 9 to Jun 25 · stopped136 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 9 to Feb 90 days
Energy and EnvironmentFeb 9 to Apr 1262 days
Ways and MeansApr 12 to Jun 25 · stopped74 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 12
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 Feb 9 – Jun 25
- Feb 9Introduced
- Sent to Energy and Environment
- Mar 14Heard in Energy and Environment
- Mar 16Heard in Energy and Environment
- Mar 28Heard in Energy and Environment
- Apr 4Heard in Energy and Environment
- Apr 12Energy and Environment recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 9Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 9Referred to Energy and Environment.Senate
- Mar 14Informational Meeting held.Senate
- Mar 16Public Hearing held.Senate
- Mar 28Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 4Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Apr 12Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate