PROTECT LAKE MICHIGAN FROM BP
Summary
Urges the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Congress to take action against an increase in discharged pollutants from the Whiting, Indiana British Petroleum refinery and give states remedies against other states that pollute shared waters.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2007
Committee Review
Aug 2007
House Passage
Sep 2007
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 24, 2007
Last action Sep 4, 2007
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Sep 4, 2007
House · Passed
Resolution Adopted as Amended
Sep 4, 2007
House · Amendment adopted
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
Aug 9, 2007
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
Aug 6, 2007
House · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Aug 6, 2007
House · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Jul 31, 2007
House · Reported by committee
Recommends Be Adopted as Amended Environmental Health Committee; 011-003-000
Jul 31, 2007
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote
Jul 31, 2007
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee
Jul 25, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Environmental Health Committee
Jul 25, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Patricia R. Bellock
RRepublican
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