Relating to Baldwin County; to repeal Act 730, 1978 Regular Session (Acts 1978, p. 1056), providing for the licensing of water well drillers by the Baldwin County Water Well Standards Board; to repeal Act 266 of the 1977 Regular Session (Acts 1977, p. 366), relating to counties having populations not less than 57,000 nor more than 61,000 inhabitants and providing for the licensing of water well drillers; to repeal Section 22-24-12 of the Code of Alabama 1975, exempting Baldwin County from Chapter 24 of Title 22, Code of Alabama 1975, which chapter provides for the licensing of water well drillers by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management; and to provide for a statement of intent.
Summary
Baldwin County, water well drillers, licensing local act repealed, exemption from general law regarding licensing by ADEM repealed
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 11, 2023
Signed Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2023 · House May 24, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 34
Jun 1, 2023
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government)
upper
May 31, 2023
Committee
Re-referred To Committee (County and Municipal Government)
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Local Legislation )
upper
May 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Local Legislation )
upper
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Baldwin County Legislation)
lower
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Baldwin County Legislation)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donna Givens
RRepublican
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