EPA-COMPOSTING FACILITY
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that incidental sales of finished compost do not need to be applied to agronomic rates in determining whether a person needs a permit to conduct a landscape waste composting operation at specified sites. Removes a provision requiring that no fee is charged for the acceptance of materials to be composted in order for a site having 10 or more occupied non-farm residences within 1/2 mile of its boundaries to be excepted from permit requirements.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 23, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2021
How they voted
102–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 105
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic63
96% Yea
R
Republican42
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 029-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
P
Randy Frese
RRepublican
Co
Tom Bennett
RRepublican
Co
Will Davis
DDemocratic
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