State, regional, and local planning; climate change.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- House
- Latest action
- Dec 4, 2020
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Needs attention)
What it does
State, regional, and local planning; climatechange. Establishes a policy of the Commonwealth to prevent andto minimize actions that contribute to the detrimental effects ofanthropogenic climate change in the Commonwealth. The bill requiresany state agency to examine any new regulation or policy involvingstate action or funds in relation to its impact on climate changeand its effects thereof prior to adopting or implementing such regulationor policy. The bill requires local and regional planning commissionsto consider the impacts from and causes of climate change in adoptinga comprehensive plan, regional strategic plan, or zoning ordinance.
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
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