BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 5347: Electric utilities/climate
Concerning claims about climate change made by electric utilities.
Summary
- Makes it a crime for an electric utility to advertise or offer any benefit, program or service that indicates the benefit, program, or service will prevent, reverse, slow, or in any similar way affect climate change, unless the utility includes specific information.
From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5347), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 18, 2019
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Doug Ericksen (R-42)
- Introduced
- January 18, 2019 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to claims about climate change made by electric utilities;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Doug Ericksen (R-42)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
SB 5347 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5347 (2025–26) Organized retail theft
- SB 5347 (2023–24) Abstract driving records
- SB 5347 (2021–22) Cooperatives/member voting
- SB 5347 (2017–18) WorkFirst, "work activity"
- SB 5347 (2015–16) Flood plains/ag land, etc.
- SB 5347 (2013–14) Right to vote on initiatives
- SB 5347 (2011–12) Right to work
- SB 5347 (2009–10) Hospital charity care