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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5391: Embodied carbon reductions

Modeling, measurement, and reporting embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects.

Summary

  • Requires the designer of record to conduct a life-cycle assessment of eligible structural products and to include specified requirements in contract documents or project specifications.
  • Requires the Department of Commerce to partially reimburse manufacturers for the costs of producing product-specific environmental product declarations of eligible products and to make certain information available in an online database.
  • Specifies reporting requirements for a designer of record and a project construction contractor.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2023
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kevin Van De Wege (D-24)
Introduced
January 16, 2023 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2024
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the modeling, measurement, and reporting of embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kevin Van De Wege (D-24)

5 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Mark Schoesler R-9Mark Mullet D-5Perry Dozier R-16Marko Liias D-21Shelly Short R-7

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 & Technology.

SB 5391 in other sessions

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

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