Relating to the use of Parks and Wildlife Department land for carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 20, 2023
Signed Jun 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
28–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
May 12, 2023
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Amendments
6
Jun 2, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 15, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 15, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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