Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 18, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1533
Bioenergy; considered carbon neutral when produced from biomass.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BIOENERGY PRODUCED FROM BIOMASS IS CONSIDERED RENEWABLE AND CARBON NEUTRAL; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE BIOENERGY PRODUCED FROM BIOMASS IS PAIRED WITH BIOENERGY WITH CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE, THE BIOENERGY IS CARBON NEGATIVE; TO PROVIDE THAT BIOENERGY PRODUCED FROM AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING IS CONSIDERED RENEWABLE AND CARBON NEUTRAL; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE BIOENERGY PRODUCED FROM AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING IS PAIRED WITH BIOENERGY WITH CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE, THE BIOENERGY IS CARBON NEGATIVE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 49-33-7, 57-39-45 AND 75-79-5, WHICH RELATE TO THE MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY ACTIVITY ACT, COMPILATION OF DATA RELATED TO ENERGY RESOURCES, AND PULPWOOD SCALING AND PRACTICES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 19 to March 18, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action5 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 616 days
ForestryFeb 19 to Feb 278 days
In the SenateMar 6 to Mar 18 · stopped12 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 6
- Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Forestry
- Feb 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 6Passed the House