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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Nov. 19, 2024 National HR 1449 Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act Bill Passed - House (244 - 171)
Oct. 9, 2024 NC HB 149 Appropriates Emergency Funding for the Disaster Recovery Act Part I Conference Report Adopted - House (113 - 0)
Oct. 8, 2024 WV HB 208 Establishes a Comprehensive Radiation Control Act in West Virginia Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 3)
Sept. 25, 2024 MI SB 817 Appropriates Funding for Outdoor Recreation from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (99 - 10)
Sept. 24, 2024 National HR 7073 Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act Bill Passed - House (373 - 41)
Sept. 24, 2024 National HR 8790 Fix Our Forests Act Bill Passed - House (268 - 151)
Sept. 20, 2024 National H J Res 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles". Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 191)
Aug. 29, 2024 CA AB 347 Establishes Restrictions on PFAS Substances Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 14)
Aug. 29, 2024 CA SB 1053 Amends Codes on Solid Waste and Specifies What Constitutes a Recycled Carryout Bag Bill Passed - House (56 - 7)
Aug. 29, 2024 CA SB 1374 Amends Solar Energy Tax Credits Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
July 24, 2024 National HR 8998 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (210 - 205)
July 17, 2024 MA S 2838 Authorizes and Streamlines State Clean Energy Infrastructure Construction Bill Passed - House (131 - 25)
July 8, 2024 National HR 897 Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act Bill Passed - House (349 - 19)
July 8, 2024 National HR 5441 Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (333 - 51)
July 8, 2024 PA HB 2241 Establishes a Disposal Protocol for Batteries To Encourage Recycling and Establishes Penalties for Improper Disposal Bill Passed - House (115 - 86)
June 26, 2024 MI SB 571 Expands The Prevailing Wage Law to Cover the Construction of Clean Energy Facilities Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 79 Amends Energy Efficiency Standards Bill Passed - House (50 - 46)
June 24, 2024 PA HB 1333 Amends the Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act to Allow the Use of Recycled Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 48)
June 24, 2024 CA AB 1866 Requires the Cleanup of Idle Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - House (49 - 17)
June 17, 2024 VT H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 43)
June 17, 2024 VT H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31)
June 11, 2024 RI H 7212 Authorizes Human Composting as an Alternative Form of Burial Bill Passed - House (52 - 20)
June 11, 2024 DE HB 9 Requires All State Owned Passenger and Light Duty Vehicles be Zero Emission by 2040 Bill Passed - House (23 - 14)
June 6, 2024 RI H 7060 Requires 296-Acres in the Sapowet Marsh Management Area in Tiverton, Rhode Island be Designated for Outdoor Recreation Bill Passed - House (53 - 9)
May 25, 2024 IL SB 1289 Establishes a New Regulatory Framework for Carbon-Sequestration Projects Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
May 21, 2024 IL SB 3686 Requires Battery Producers and Importers Implement an Illinois EPA-Approved Battery Stewardship Plan Bill Passed - House (77 - 15)
May 21, 2024 IL SB 2960 Prohibits Hotels from Using Single Use Plastics Bill Passed - House (73 - 40)
May 21, 2024 IL SB 3481 Requires Electric Vehicle Battery Storage Facilities Register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Bill Passed - House (77 - 35)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2236 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (51 - 7)
May 15, 2024 AK HB 50 Establishes the Carbon Storage Closure Trust Fund and the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 3)
May 14, 2024 RI H 7645 Authorizes Old, Unmaintained Roads to Become Hiking Trails and Flood-Prone Coastal Streets to Remain Open to Pedestrians and Cyclists Only Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
May 9, 2024 MN HF 4124 Appropriates $240 Million for the State Environmental Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (115 - 13)
May 9, 2024 MO HB 2134 Requires Industrial Wastewater and Meatpacking Sludge be Regulated by the Department of Natural Resources Concurrence Vote Passed - House (149 - 8)
May 9, 2024 MN SF 4942 Increases Timeline Schedule for State Clean Energy Transition Bill Passed - House (68 - 59)
May 6, 2024 CO HB 24-1379 Requires the State's Water Quality Control Commission to Establish Rules by the End of 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 7)
May 6, 2024 CO SB 24-229 Requires State Regulators Codify Pre-Established Targets to Reduce Ozone (Nitrogen-Oxide) Emissions Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
May 6, 2024 CO SB 24-230 Increases Support for Statewide Remediation Services for the Environment Bill Passed - House (40 - 18)
May 3, 2024 VT S 259 Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Bill Passed - House (100 - 33)
May 2, 2024 VT S 213 Establishes the Flood Safety Act to Regulate River Corridors Across Vermont Bill Passed - House (111 - 26)
May 1, 2024 CT HB 5004 Amends Various State Climate Change Regulations to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Bill Passed - House (94 - 56)
May 1, 2024 MN HF 3911 Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts Bill Passed - House (68 - 63)
April 30, 2024 National HR 764 Trust the Science Act Bill Passed - House (209 - 205)
April 30, 2024 National HR 3195 Superior National Forest Restoration Act Bill Passed - House (212 - 203)
April 30, 2024 National HR 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (214 - 201)
April 30, 2024 National HR 3397 WEST Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (212 - 202)
April 30, 2024 National HR 6093 Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (394 - 19)
April 30, 2024 National HR 4824 Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act Bill Passed - House (364 - 44)
April 29, 2024 National HR 4866 Fire Weather Development Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (341 - 48)
April 25, 2024 OK SB 1510 Expands Enforcement of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 to Agriculture, Timber, and Mining Companies Bill Failed - House (40 - 44)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/19 HR 1449 Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act Bill Passed - House (244 - 171)
10/09 HB 149 Appropriates Emergency Funding for the Disaster Recovery Act Part I Conference Report Adopted - House (113 - 0)
10/08 HB 208 Establishes a Comprehensive Radiation Control Act in West Virginia Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 3)
9/25 SB 817 Appropriates Funding for Outdoor Recreation from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (99 - 10)
9/24 HR 7073 Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act Bill Passed - House (373 - 41)
9/24 HR 8790 Fix Our Forests Act Bill Passed - House (268 - 151)
9/20 H J Res 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles". Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 191)
8/29 AB 347 Establishes Restrictions on PFAS Substances Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 14)
8/29 SB 1053 Amends Codes on Solid Waste and Specifies What Constitutes a Recycled Carryout Bag Bill Passed - House (56 - 7)
8/29 SB 1374 Amends Solar Energy Tax Credits Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
7/24 HR 8998 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (210 - 205)
7/17 S 2838 Authorizes and Streamlines State Clean Energy Infrastructure Construction Bill Passed - House (131 - 25)
7/08 HR 897 Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act Bill Passed - House (349 - 19)
7/08 HR 5441 Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (333 - 51)
7/08 HB 2241 Establishes a Disposal Protocol for Batteries To Encourage Recycling and Establishes Penalties for Improper Disposal Bill Passed - House (115 - 86)
6/26 SB 571 Expands The Prevailing Wage Law to Cover the Construction of Clean Energy Facilities Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
6/26 HB 308 Amends the Definition of Nuclear Energy to be Reclassified as Green Energy Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
6/26 HB 79 Amends Energy Efficiency Standards Bill Passed - House (50 - 46)
6/24 HB 1333 Amends the Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act to Allow the Use of Recycled Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 48)
6/24 AB 1866 Requires the Cleanup of Idle Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - House (49 - 17)
6/17 H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 43)
6/17 H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31)
6/11 H 7212 Authorizes Human Composting as an Alternative Form of Burial Bill Passed - House (52 - 20)
6/11 HB 9 Requires All State Owned Passenger and Light Duty Vehicles be Zero Emission by 2040 Bill Passed - House (23 - 14)
6/06 H 7060 Requires 296-Acres in the Sapowet Marsh Management Area in Tiverton, Rhode Island be Designated for Outdoor Recreation Bill Passed - House (53 - 9)
5/25 SB 1289 Establishes a New Regulatory Framework for Carbon-Sequestration Projects Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
5/21 SB 3686 Requires Battery Producers and Importers Implement an Illinois EPA-Approved Battery Stewardship Plan Bill Passed - House (77 - 15)
5/21 SB 2960 Prohibits Hotels from Using Single Use Plastics Bill Passed - House (73 - 40)
5/21 SB 3481 Requires Electric Vehicle Battery Storage Facilities Register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Bill Passed - House (77 - 35)
5/21 AB 2236 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (51 - 7)
5/15 HB 50 Establishes the Carbon Storage Closure Trust Fund and the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 3)
5/14 H 7645 Authorizes Old, Unmaintained Roads to Become Hiking Trails and Flood-Prone Coastal Streets to Remain Open to Pedestrians and Cyclists Only Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
5/09 HF 4124 Appropriates $240 Million for the State Environmental Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (115 - 13)
5/09 HB 2134 Requires Industrial Wastewater and Meatpacking Sludge be Regulated by the Department of Natural Resources Concurrence Vote Passed - House (149 - 8)
5/09 SF 4942 Increases Timeline Schedule for State Clean Energy Transition Bill Passed - House (68 - 59)
5/06 HB 24-1379 Requires the State's Water Quality Control Commission to Establish Rules by the End of 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 7)
5/06 SB 24-229 Requires State Regulators Codify Pre-Established Targets to Reduce Ozone (Nitrogen-Oxide) Emissions Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
5/06 SB 24-230 Increases Support for Statewide Remediation Services for the Environment Bill Passed - House (40 - 18)
5/03 S 259 Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Bill Passed - House (100 - 33)
5/02 S 213 Establishes the Flood Safety Act to Regulate River Corridors Across Vermont Bill Passed - House (111 - 26)
5/01 HB 5004 Amends Various State Climate Change Regulations to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Bill Passed - House (94 - 56)
5/01 HF 3911 Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts Bill Passed - House (68 - 63)
4/30 HR 764 Trust the Science Act Bill Passed - House (209 - 205)
4/30 HR 3195 Superior National Forest Restoration Act Bill Passed - House (212 - 203)
4/30 HR 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (214 - 201)
4/30 HR 3397 WEST Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (212 - 202)
4/30 HR 6093 Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (394 - 19)
4/30 HR 4824 Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act Bill Passed - House (364 - 44)
4/29 HR 4866 Fire Weather Development Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (341 - 48)
4/25 SB 1510 Expands Enforcement of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 to Agriculture, Timber, and Mining Companies Bill Failed - House (40 - 44)
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