BILL · 2023–24 SESSION
HB 1619: Renewable energy resources
Incentivizing development and acquisition of renewable energy resources.
Summary
- Creates a sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment used to generate renewable natural gas and to connect a renewable natural gas facility to an end user or existing pipelines.
- Authorizes gas companies to construct and maintain specific facilities and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to recover these investments in their rates.
- Eliminates the restriction of a maximum charge that a gas company may require of a customer for a renewable natural gas program.
From the House Bill Analysis 2023 (HB 1619), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 26, 2023
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jake Fey (D-27)
- Introduced
- January 26, 2023 in the House
- Last action
- January 8, 2024
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to incentivizing development and acquisition of renewable energy resources;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jake Fey (D-27)
2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
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.
HB 1619 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1619 (2025–26) Dockworkers/family leave
- HB 1619 (2021–22) Appliance efficiency
- HB 1619 (2019–20) Unempl benefits/comm service
- HB 1619 (2017–18) Health care costs
- HB 1619 (2015–16) Environmental handling chrgs
- HB 1619 (2013–14) Suspending growth mgmt act
- HB 1619 (2011–12) All-terrain vehicles
- HB 1619 (2009–10) School capital projects