AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE (Establishes a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 26, 2021
Signed Apr 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
31–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 16, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2021
Signed into law
04/10/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
04/06/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/30/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Mar 18, 2021
Committee
03/18/2021 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
03/16/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 26, 2021
Introduced
01/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bridget Valverde
DDemocratic
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Meghan Kallman
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Murray
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Sandra Cano
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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