House Environmental Committee rerefers greenwashing bill to Judiciary Committee

The House Environmental Committee voted to re-report House Bill 783, a measure on alleged ‘‘greenwashing’’ by businesses, and recommended the bill be referred to the Judiciary Committee.

The recommendation matters because the Judiciary Committee will consider the bill’s legal and enforcement implications rather than the Environmental Committee’s policy-focused review.

Committee staff read a brief description of the motion and Rep. Rivera moved to re-refer the bill; Rep. Joe seconded. A roll call followed; the chair announced the bill was reported out of committee with the recommendation that it be referred to the Judiciary Committee.

There was no extended floor debate recorded in the committee on the merits of the bill during this meeting. Committee members voiced the procedural motion and completed a roll call vote that resulted in the re-referral recommendation. The committee did not take final action on the bill’s substantive provisions at this meeting.

The committee moved on to other agenda items after announcing the re-referral.