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
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Mar 27, 2023
Signed Jul 28, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
107–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic76
92% Yea
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 28, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Conservation
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 019-000-000
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 027-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Randy Frese
RRepublican
P
Tom Bennett
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Charlie Meier
RRepublican
Co
Dan Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Dan Ugaste
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Jason Bunting
RRepublican
Co
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Kam Buckner
DDemocratic
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