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Below is a list of states that have introduced legislation relating to carbon dioxide. To view a copy of the legislation, click on any bill number listed below. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view some of the files.

State Name	Year	Bill	Status	Subject
California	2001	SB 527	Enacted	Greenhouse emissions baseline (CO2 included)
California	2001	SB 532	In committee - amended	Baseline and CO2 emissions reporting
California	2001	SB 545	In committee - amended	Emissions include CO, CO2, NO2
California	2001	AB 1058	Introduced	Reduce CO2 emissions in vehicles
Connecticut	2000	HB 5057	Failed	Reporting of CO2 emissions
Connecticut	2001	HB 6997	Enacted	Goal to reduce CO2 statewide
Hawaii	2000	SB 3054	Introduced	Sequestration
Idaho	2001	SB 1064	Failed	CO2 trading
Illinois	2001	SB 372	Enacted	Sequestration
Illinois	2001	HB 885	In committee - amended	Cap CO2 emissions from fuel-fired generating facilities
Maine	2001	HP 1066	Enacted	Sequestration
Massachusetts	2001	HB 2211	Introduced	Regional cap for CO2
Michigan	2001	SB 693	Introduced	Reduce CO2 emissions to 1990 levels by 2007
Minnesota	2001	SF 443	Introduced	Set CO2 standards by 2005
Missouri	2001	HB 766	Introduced	Standardizing CO2 emission figures
Nebraska	2001	LB 804	Indefinitely postponed	Sequestration
Nevada	2001	AB197	Enacted	CO2 has significant health & environmental impact
New Hampshire	2001	HB 284	Passed House 1/2/02	Caps for CO2, SO2, NO2 and mercury
North Carolina	2001	SB 1078	Introduced - carried over	Control CO2 emissions in coal-fired generators
North Dakota	2001	HB 1121	Failed	CO2 pipelines
Oklahoma	2001	HB 1192	Enacted	Carbon Sequestration Assessment Cash Fund
Oregon	2001	HB 2200	Enacted	CO2 storage
South Dakota	2000	SB 126	Failed	Sequestration
Washington	1999	HB 1229	Introduced - carried over	Sequestration
Wisconsin	1999	SB 287	Enacted	Creation/Preservation of carbon reserves
Wyoming	2001	HB 47	Enacted	Sequestration advisory committee
Delaware	2001	HJR 14	Introduced	Ethanol as gasoline because it reduces CO2 emissions
Hawaii	2001	HCR 64	Adopted	Addresses lack of CO2 regulation
Georgia	1999	SR 230	Introduced	Anti-Kyoto
Michigan	1999	SCR 15	Introduced	Opposing the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gasses