AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
Summary
This bill defines “industrial landfill” in conformity with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Regulations Governing Solid Waste. This bill also establishes a height restriction, or vertical limit, for an industrial landfill at 130 feet above the mean sea level of the area.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2020
Introduced Jun 11, 2019
Signed Feb 20, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 25, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
15
Committee
2
Amendments
11
Feb 20, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 3 to HB 212 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 2 to HB 212 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 5 to HB 212 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HA 5 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Introduced
Amendment HA 4 to HB 212 - Stricken in House
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Introduced
Amendment HA 4 to HB 212 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to HB 212 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
upper
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 14 NO 2 ABSENT
lower
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced
Amendment HA 3 to HB 212 - Stricken in House
lower
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 212 - Stricken in House
lower
Jun 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 212 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 212 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
lower
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
P
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
P
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
Co
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
Co
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
Co
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
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