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HF2527Introduced in the House

A bill for an act providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission. (Formerly HSB 693.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Passed

Introduced by Agriculture

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Official description

A bill for an act providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission. (Formerly HSB 693.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. H.J. 1067.

April 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Shall the bill pass? · March 24, 2026

33

Yes

13

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 303.

  2. Amendment H-8031 filed. H.J. 414.

  3. Amendment H-8052 filed. H.J. 436.

  4. Amendment H-8031 adopted. H.J. 440.

  5. Amendment H-8052 lost. H.J. 440.

  6. Passed House, yeas 66, nays 24. H.J. 441.

  7. Explanation of vote. H.J. 484.

  8. Immediate message. H.J. 460.

  9. Message from House. S.J. 423.

  10. Read first time, attached to SF 2427. S.J. 423.

  11. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600.

  12. Substituted for SF 2427. S.J. 631.

  13. Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13. S.J. 631.

  14. Immediate message. S.J. 632.

  15. Message from Senate. H.J. 746.

  16. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067.

  17. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1067.

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