EPA-PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding operator certification for sewage works, provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a provisional wastewater operator certification program by which a person who does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as a provisional wastewater operator under a provisional wastewater operator certificate. Allows the Agency to adopt rules. Amends the Public Water Supply Operations Act. In a provision regarding community water supply operator certification, provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a provisional community water supply operator certification program by which a person who does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as a provisional community water supply operator under a provisional community water supply operator certificate. Allows the Agency to adopt rules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 10, 2025
Signed Aug 1, 2025
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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Aug 1, 2025
MINOR
The primary change between the Engrossed and Enrolled versions of HB 1699 is the removal of page headers and footers that were present in the draft version. These changes are purely technical and formatting-related, intended to clean up the document for final printing and official filing. No substantive policy, eligibility, or regulatory text was altered.
TECHNICAL
Removed repeated page headers and footers (e.g., 'HB1699 Engrossed - 2 -') that appeared between paragraphs in the draft version.
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · House Apr 9, 2025
How they voted
54–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 21, 2025
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Aug 1, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-003-000
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 007-001-000
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Conservation
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-039-000
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 017-008-000
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 019-010-000
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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