WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2768: Ag competitiveness/emissions

Ensuring that attempts to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Washington state do not make Washington's agricultural products and food processing businesses economically uncompetitive, thereby shifting emissions to jurisdictions without similar greenhouse gas policies.

Summary

  • Requires food processing facilities to be designated as energy intense trade-exposed industries for the purposes of policies adopted or implemented by the state that limit greenhouse gas emissions or are otherwise intended to support the achievement of certain limits.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2768), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7)
Introduced
January 15, 2018 in the House
Last action
January 15, 2018

AN ACT Relating to ensuring that attempts to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Washington state do not make Washington's agricultural products and food processing businesses economically uncompetitive, thereby shifting emissions to jurisdictions without similar greenhouse gas policies;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Larry Haler R-8

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2768 in other sessions

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

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