HB 379 (2015): establishing a commission to study the effects of ocean acidification on commercially harvested species.
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HB 379 (2015)
establishing a commission to study the effects of ocean acidification on commercially harvested species.
- Status: Died on the table
- Term: 2015-2016
- House committee: Science, Technology and Energy
- Subject: Study Committees and Commissions
The Story
It was introduced on January 8, 2015 and referred to the House Science, Technology and Energy committee. The committee held a public hearing on February 12, 2015. The committee met in executive session on February 17, 2015 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House kill it, and the minority recommended that the House pass it, by a vote of 10–9. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On March 4, 2015 the House voted to lay it on the table on a division vote 218–121. The bill died on the table when the session ended on November 18, 2015, having been set aside and never taken back up.
Sponsors
- Rep. David Borden (D - Rock 24) (prime sponsor)
- Rep. Robert Renny Cushing (D - Rock 21)
- Sen. Martha Fuller Clark (D - SD21)
Hearings and Sessions
- February 12, 2015, 10:00 AM: public hearing, House Science, Technology and Energy, LOB 304
- February 17, 2015: executive session, House Science, Technology and Energy, LOB 304
Votes
- March 4, 2015, House: Lay on Table (Rep Borden) — yeas 218, nays 121, passed
The Docket
- January 8, 2015: Introduced and Referred to Science, Technology and Energy
- February 12, 2015: Public Hearing: 2/12/2015 10:00 AM LOB 304
- February 17, 2015: Executive Session: 2/17/2015 LOB 304
- February 23, 2015: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for Mar 4 (Vote 10-9; RC); HC18, PG. 362-363
- February 23, 2015: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- March 4, 2015: Lay on Table (Rep Borden): MA DV 218-121
- November 18, 2015: Died on the Table