BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6449

SB 6449: Renewable natural gas

Promoting renewable natural gas.

Summary

Requires a report on recommendations on promoting the sustainable development, limiting the the life-cycle carbon intensity, and adopting a procurement standard for renewable natural gas (RNG).
Requires agencies to explore the development of voluntary gas quality standards.
Reinstates the property and leasehold tax exemption.
Expands the types of equipment and services necessary to process biogas from a landfill into marketable coproducts that qualify for the sale and use tax exemption.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to promoting renewable natural gas;

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

Feb 2, 2018Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6449)
Feb 2, 2018Referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 1, 2018EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6449)
Feb 1, 2018And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6449)
Feb 1, 2018And refer to Ways & Means.
Feb 1, 2018EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 17, 2018First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Technology.

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

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SB 6449 (2009–10) Petition signature gatherers · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
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