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Providing for climate impact statements to be attached to bills
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 21, 2021
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Before lawmakers debate new rules that could affect the environment, a special agency must write a report on how those rules might impact nature, farming, certain groups of people, and the economy. This report must be updated if changes are made to the proposal, though these updates cannot be used to slow down the voting process.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that the legislative services agency shall prepare a climate impact statement, prior to debate, for any bill, joint resolution, or amendment that proposes a change to the law that can reasonably be interpreted to impact the natural environment, including through a change in regulations, cost allocations, or behaviors in the general public. The bill provides that the statement shall include the impact of legislation on the state’s natural resources, agricultural resources, minority populations, and economic well-being. A revised climate impact statement shall be prepared if the climate impact has been changed by the adoption of an amendment, and may be requested by a member of the general assembly or be prepared upon a determination made by the legislative services agency. The bill provides that a request for a revised climate impact statement cannot delay legislative action.