Lawmakers in Massachusetts on Thursday passed a climate bill identical to one vetoed by Gov. Charlie Baker (R) in mid-January.

The vetoed bill was passed by the House of Representatives and Senate at the tail end of the last legislative session. In his letter vetoing the bill, the governor said he did not have enough time to review the bill and make suggestions for changes. (See Baker Vetoes Mass. Climate Bill.)

“Although the refiled bill is the same as what was filed last session, there are opportunities for compromise with the Baker administration because the timing is different,” David Cash, dean and associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s McCormack Graduate School, said in a statement to RTO Insider. “Not constrained by the imminent end of the session, the administration can offer amendments and negotiate. But the legislature can also override a future veto, something it did not have time to do in the last session.”

The bill now goes to Baker, who has 10 days to sign or veto it. If he signs it, the law will put Massachusetts on a path to reducing emissions 85% below 1990 levels by 2050, with interim targets of 50% by 2030 and 75% by 2040. It also will set emissions limits across state power sectors and allow for an additional 2,400 MW of offshore wind power solicitations.

“The commonwealth has an opportunity to advance its leadership with bold legislation, and if it does so now, it will have the added benefit of getting significant tailwind from the Biden-Harris administration,” Cash said.

Speaking in the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday, Sen. Michael Barrett (D) pointed to the aggressive stance on climate that the Biden administration has taken in its first days as a reason to move quickly on the goals of the bill. He said that the numbers in the bill would stand up to new federal emission-reductions targets that could come later this year.