BILL · 2007–08 SESSION
HB 1208: Carbon dioxide mitigation
Encouraging carbon dioxide mitigation.
Summary
- Provides businesses and nonprofit organizations a tax credit of one dollar for every ton of voluntarily mitigated carbon dioxide emissions.
- Authorizes the Department of Ecology to develop standards for carbon dioxide mitigation offset projects.
From the House Bill Analysis 2007 (HB 1208), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 15, 2007
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Maralyn Chase (D-32)
- Introduced
- January 15, 2007 in the House
- Last action
- January 14, 2008
- Companion bill
- SB 5416
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to minimizing the environmental cost of greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging mitigation for carbon dioxide;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Maralyn Chase (D-32)
4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
HB 1208 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1208 (2025–26) Salmon recovery projects
- HB 1208 (2023–24) Pet insurance
- HB 1208 (2021–22) Learning assistance program
- HB 1208 (2019–20) Public accounting services
- HB 1208 (2017–18) Charter schools/athletics
- HB 1208 (2015–16) Adjudicative proceedings
- HB 1208 (2013–14) Digital college/high school
- HB 1208 (2011–12) Sex offenders/schools