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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1985: Ag/greenhouse emission rules

Providing regulatory relief from greenhouse gas emissions rules for producers of agricultural commodities and food products.

Summary

  • Provides that producers of agricultural commodities or food products may request the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions in a comparison of a specified competitor's agricultural commodity or food product from out-of-state against the same type of in-state agricultural commodity or food product.
  • Requires Ecology to provide regulatory relief to a producer of agricultural commodities or food products if the greenhouse gas emissions from out-of-state agricultural commodities or food products exceed the amount of greenhouse gas emissions of producing the in-state agricultural commodity or food product.
  • Requires the Department of Commerce to develop a greenhouse gas emissions shipping modeling tool.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1985), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7)
Introduced
February 8, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to regulatory relief from greenhouse gas emissions rules for producers of agricultural commodities and food products;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Joel Kretz R-7Jim Walsh R-19Carolyn Eslick R-39

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

HB 1985 in other sessions

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