An Act promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity (House, No. 4613), reports recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4835).
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Environmental Bond Bill
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith provide for climate change adaptation and the immediate preservation and improvement of the environmental and energy assets of the commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/26/2018 | House | Reported from the committee of conference |
| 7/26/2018 | House | Reported on H4613 |
| 7/26/2018 | House | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/26/2018 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance |
| 7/27/2018 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/27/2018 | House | Committee of conference report accepted - 148 YEAS to 2 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 423) |
| 7/30/2018 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/30/2018 | Senate | Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #487 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0) |
| 7/30/2018 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/30/2018 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/30/2018 | House | Enacted - 148 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 455) |
| 7/30/2018 | Senate | Enacted -see Roll Call #511 (Yeas 36 to Nays 0) |
| 7/30/2018 | Senate | Laid before the Governor |
| 8/9/2018 | Executive | Signed (in part) by the Governor, Chapter 209 of the Acts of 2018 |
| 8/9/2018 | House | Governor returned to the House with vetoes and amendments to certain sections |
| 8/13/2018 | House | Governor returned to the House with vetoes and amendments to certain sections |
| 8/13/2018 | House | For message, see H4884 |
| 8/13/2018 | House | For actions on the sections returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4879 for section 22 |
| 8/13/2018 | House | For actions on the sections returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4880 for section 90 |
| 8/13/2018 | House | For actions on the sections returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4881 for section 92 |
| 8/13/2018 | House | For actions on the sections returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4882 for section 94 |
| 8/13/2018 | House | For actions on the sections returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4883 for section 95 |
| 8/13/2018 | House | Section returned with veto (see section 6) referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
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