RIVERS-LEVEE SYSTM EVALUATION
Summary
Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to evaluate the adequacy of the levee system in the State and, if it finds the levee system to be insufficient, to calculate the cost of repairing the levee system. Requires the Department to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than March 1, 2009. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 7, 2008
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House May 6, 2008
How they voted
103–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 115
May 6, 2008
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
R
Republican51
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
1
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 15, 2008
Senate · Reported by committee
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
May 8, 2008
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules
May 7, 2008
Senate · Introduced
Arrive in Senate
May 6, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-12)
Apr 30, 2008
House · Amendment adopted
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
Apr 30, 2008
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
Apr 16, 2008
House · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Apr 16, 2008
House · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
Mar 11, 2008
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
Mar 3, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
Feb 14, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Wyvetter H. Younge
DDemocratic
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