Incentivizing the use of biochar in government contracts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 28, 2022
Signed Mar 31, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Mar 7, 2022
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
22
Committee
18
Mar 31, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
upper
Feb 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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