HB 460

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 25, 2021
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To A Carbon Tax.

Abstract

Amends the environmental response, energy, and food security tax (barrel tax) to tax various fossil fuels at a rate equivalent to $40 per metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions in 2022. Incrementally increases the barrel tax rate to be equivalent to a carbon price of $80 per metric ton of carbon emissions in 2030. Amends the distribution of barrel tax revenues. Renames the barrel tax as the environmental response, energy, carbon emissions, and food security tax. Effective 1/1/2022.

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Jan 27, 2021

House

Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

  • Referral-Committee
Finance Consumer Protection & Commerce Energy & Environmental Protection

Jan 25, 2021

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 22, 2021

House

Pending introduction.

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