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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1187: Climate change expenditures

Creating the climate change accountability act.

Summary

  • Requires any climate expenditure intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to provide certain information before implementation and expenditure. Requires the state to regularly audit any climate expenditure contracts.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1187), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bill Hinkle (R-13)
Introduced
January 14, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to accountability of climate change expenditures;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bill Hinkle (R-13)

8 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Shelly Short R-7Vincent Buys R-42Ed Orcutt R-18Judy Warnick R-13Joe Schmick R-9Jan Angel R-26Jim McCune R-2Paul Harris R-17

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Environment.

HB 1187 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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