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2024 SESSION

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HB 953 Local Environmental Impact Fund; localities to create a permanent and perpetual fund.

Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Local Environmental Impact Fund. Allows localities to create a permanent and perpetual fund to be known as the Local Environmental Impact Fund. The bill provides that the Fund shall consist exclusively of appropriated local moneys and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf and that the Fund is to be created for the purpose of granting funds to residents or locally owned businesses for the mitigation of environmental impacts. Such grants from the Fund shall be used only for the purchase of energy efficient (i) lawn care and landscaping equipment, (ii) home appliances, (iii) HVAC equipment, or (iv) micromobility devices. The Fund shall be administered and managed by the locality.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102400D  pdf
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB953ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102400D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/23/24  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/25/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (11-Y 9-N)
• 01/30/24  House: Read first time
• 01/31/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/24  House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
• 02/01/24  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
• 02/02/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/19/24  Senate: Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N)
• 02/20/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/24  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB953ER)
• 02/27/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  House: House sustained Governor's veto