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2015 SESSION
HB 2291 Clean Power Plan; state implementation plan, General Assembly approval.
Introduced by: Israel D. O'Quinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Clean Power Plan; state implementation plan; General Assembly approval. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to receive approval from the General Assembly for a state implementation plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants prior to submitting the plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/15 House: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 15103681D pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/15 House: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 15103681D
- 01/21/15 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/27/15 House: Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy
- 02/03/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/15 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/07/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time
- 02/09/15 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/09/15 House: Speaker ruled Bill out of order pursuant to provisions of HJR 523
- 02/27/15 House: No further action taken
- 02/27/15 House: Failed to pass in House