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HB1771Introduced in the House

Relating To Carbon Offsets.

IntroducedHouse Energy & Environmental Protection

Introduced by Sean Quinlan, District 47

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

February 10, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRN, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

  6. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 87-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

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