HB 169 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

CIVIL/LAW: Provides relative to liability and damages resulting from carbon sequestration

HB 169 establishes rules for determining liability and financial compensation when carbon sequestration activities cause harm. The bill directly affects entities involved in carbon capture and storage projects, setting a specific monetary cap of $250,000 for damages related to these operations. By defining these limits, the legislation aims to create a clear framework for resolving disputes without requiring detailed legal analysis.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 26, 2024 Signed Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2024 · House Apr 24, 2024

How they voted

34–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
May 23, 2024
D Democratic12
9 Yea 3
75% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 16, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Robby Carter
Robby Carter
DDemocratic
LA
72