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HB3539 • 2025

Requires the Environmental Quality Commission to contract with a third party to study and determine a greenhouse gas reporting emissions factor for electricity purchased from unspecified sources.

Requires the Environmental Quality Commission to contract with a third party to study and determine a greenhouse gas reporting emissions factor for electricity purchased from unspecified sources.

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Levy B
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  3. 2025-04-14 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-04-03 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-02-12 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-02-11 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act tells the EQC to get a third party to study and make an emissions factor for electricity bought from unknown sources. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Requires the Environmental Quality Commission to contract with a third party to study and determine a greenhouse gas reporting emissions factor for electricity purchased from unspecified sources. Requires the commission to update rules establishing the emissions factor no later than January 1, 2027.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to greenhouse gas emissions reporting; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee