Establishes an economy-wide cap and invest program to support greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the state by setting a maximum allowable amount of emissions and regulating the sale or auction of allowances
Summary
Establishes an economy-wide cap and invest program to support greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the state by setting a maximum allowable amount of greenhouse gas emissions by covered entities and regulating the sale or auction of greenhouse gas emissions allowances to covered entities.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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S4651
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S4651A
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MINOR
This bill was amended to add a committee discharge status indicating it has been reviewed and sent back to committee for further consideration. The substantive policy content of the cap and invest program remains unchanged, with no modifications to greenhouse gas reduction targets, program mechanics, or implementation timelines.
PROCEDURAL
Added committee discharge language indicating the bill was reviewed and returned to the Environmental Conservation Committee for further action.
TECHNICAL
Updated bill number designation from S 4651 to S 4651--A to reflect the amended version.
Minor formatting adjustments including spacing changes in the title and preamble sections.
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Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4651A
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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