Pollution Control Standards and Liability
Summary
Pollution Control Standards and Liability; Provides that Secretary of Environmental Protection has exclusive jurisdiction in setting standards or procedures for evaluating environmental conditions & assessing potential liability for presence of contaminants on certain agricultural lands; prohibits secretary from delegating such authority to local governmental entity.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 3, 2022
Signed May 18, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
12
Committee
14
May 18, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 98, NAYS 16
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Jan 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby Payne
RRepublican
Co
James Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
Toby Overdorf
RRepublican
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