EPA-NEEDLE DISPOSAL
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no permit shall be required for the operation of a sharps collection station if the operator follows certain procedures concerning the acceptance, storage, treatment, disposal, and transportation of the medical waste. Defines "sharps collection station". Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Feb 23, 2005
Signed Aug 22, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2005 · House May 29, 2005
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
May 19, 2005
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
60
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Amendments
7
Aug 22, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2005
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
lower
May 28, 2005
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 022-000-000
lower
May 27, 2005
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
May 26, 2005
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 26, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Deborah L. Graham
lower
May 20, 2005
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 20, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 19, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Collins
upper
May 19, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0-2)
senate
May 18, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
upper
May 16, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
upper
May 12, 2005
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 12, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
May 5, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 13, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 24, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 23, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 022-000-000
lower
Feb 2, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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