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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 15, 2024 | KY | HB 575 | Establishes Acquisitions for Agricultural Land | Bill Passed - House (83 - 14) |
June 26, 2024 | OH | HB 599 | Establishes Walleye as the Official State Fish | Bill Passed - House (94 - 4) |
Jan. 29, 2024 | UT | HB 62 | Authorizes School Curriculum Over the Water Cycle, State Water Use History, and Various Water Systems | Bill Passed - House (65 - 8) |
June 26, 2024 | OH | HB 79 | Amends Energy Efficiency Standards | Bill Passed - House (50 - 46) |
June 26, 2024 | OH | HB 79 | Amends Energy Efficiency Standards | Bill Passed - House (50 - 46) |
March 4, 2024 | VA | HB 985 | Prohibits Pavement Sealants Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
Feb. 13, 2024 | VA | HB 985 | Prohibits Pavement Sealants Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon | Bill Passed - House (78 - 21) |
March 21, 2024 | National | H Con Res 86 | Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. | Joint Resolution Passed - House (222 - 196) |
March 21, 2024 | National | H Con Res 86 | Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. | Joint Resolution Passed - House (222 - 196) |
March 4, 2024 | AZ | HCR 2050 | Prohibits Municipalities from Banning an Energy Source | Joint Resolution Passed - House (31 - 29) |
April 4, 2024 | MN | HF 3377 | Establishes Environment and Natural resources Trust Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 25) |
March 7, 2024 | MN | HF 3377 | Establishes Environment and Natural resources Trust Fund | Bill Passed - House (94 - 35) |
May 7, 2024 | MN | HF 3911 | Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27) |
May 1, 2024 | MN | HF 3911 | Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts | Bill Passed - House (68 - 63) |
May 13, 2024 | MN | HF 4124 | Appropriates $240 Million for the State Environmental Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 24) |
May 9, 2024 | MN | HF 4124 | Appropriates $240 Million for the State Environmental Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (115 - 13) |
March 1, 2024 | AK | HJR 20 | Alleges Opposition to the Bureau of Land Management Concerning the National Petroleum Reserve | Joint Resolution Passed - House (36 - 1) |
March 22, 2024 | National | HR 1023 | To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund. | Bill Passed - House (209 - 204) |
April 11, 2024 | National | HR 2560 | Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (332 - 82) |
April 11, 2024 | National | HR 2560 | Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (332 - 82) |
May 8, 2024 | National | HR 2925 | Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 | Bill Passed - House (216 - 195) |
April 30, 2024 | National | HR 3195 | Superior National Forest Restoration Act | Bill Passed - House (212 - 203) |
April 30, 2024 | National | HR 3397 | WEST Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (212 - 202) |
April 30, 2024 | National | HR 4824 | Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act | Bill Passed - House (364 - 44) |
April 30, 2024 | National | HR 4824 | Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act | Bill Passed - House (364 - 44) |