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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 408

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financial assistance related to bioenergy feedstocks, biorefineries, and conversion to biomass energy; the definition of the term agricultural use for the purpose of determining the assessed value of a parcel of land; requiring a strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment; creation of a bioenergy council; the agricultural and forestry diversification programs; biofuels training assessment; a study of regulatory burdens relating to biofuel production facilities; marketing orders and agreements for bioenergy feedstocks; exempting personal renewable fuel production and use from the motor vehicle fuel tax, the petroleum inspection fee, and business tax registration requirements; an income and franchise tax credit for installing or retrofitting pumps that mix motor vehicle fuels from separate storage tanks; offering gasoline that is not blended with ethanol to motor fuel dealers; state renewable motor vehicle fuels sales goals; required sales of renewable motor vehicle fuels; use of petroleum-based transportation fuels by state vehicles; use of alternative fuels in flex fuel vehicles owned by the state; use of public alternative fuel refueling facilities; duties of the Office of Energy Independence; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

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This bill will be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for

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What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Joint Legislative Council

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Apr 16, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 31, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Aug 31, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs

  3. Sep 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Sep 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Sep 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Oct 7, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  9. Oct 19, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Davis

  10. Oct 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs

  11. Oct 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  14. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 1

  15. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1