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
75% Yea
R
Republican26
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
P
Robby Carter
DDemocratic
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