SB 75 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT REQUIRING THE EXPEDITING OF PERMITS FOR THE REMEDIATION OF HYDRILLA IN LAKES ACROSS THE STATE.

This bill requires the state environmental agency to approve permits for removing hydrilla (an invasive aquatic plant) from lakes within three months. If the agency fails to act within this timeframe, the permit is automatically approved. It applies specifically to hydrilla remediation projects across the state and aims to accelerate efforts to control this invasive species in lakes. The policy change streamlines the permitting process without altering the actual remediation methods.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a proposed version to a committee version, primarily changing the bill number and LCO number while keeping the core policy intact. The substantive content remains the same: requiring the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to expedite hydrilla remediation permits by deeming them approved if no action is taken within three months of submission. The committee version adds co-sponsors and includes additional formatting and procedural elements typical of legislative committee processing.

Scope change

No substantive change to scope or applicability; the policy applies to the same department and same hydrilla remediation permits in state lakes.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from Proposed Bill No. 75 to Committee Bill No. 75, and LCO number changed from 689 to 4700

Added co-sponsor information for Senator Harding and Representative Bumgardner

Added committee bill formatting instructions and page numbering

Added sponsor designation (ENV) for Senator Harding

Removed blank line between sponsor name and statement of purpose

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Committee

Feb 24, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors