BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6417: Environmental decisions

Involving communities in environmental decision making.

Summary

  • Requires state agencies to make achieving environmental justice part of their mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, the disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income populations in the state.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Maralyn Chase (D-32)
Introduced
January 24, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
January 24, 2014
Companion bill
HB 2312

AN ACT Relating to involving communities in environmental decision making;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Maralyn Chase (D-32)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 6417 in other sessions

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

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