ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides for the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account. (8/1/24) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
SB 247 establishes a dedicated fund account for underground storage tanks related to motor fuels, which directly impacts environmental control regulations. The bill amends existing statutes to create this specific trust fund, ensuring that resources are allocated for the management and remediation of underground storage tank issues. By modifying legal references and correcting grammatical errors in the text, the legislation clarifies the administrative structure for handling these environmental concerns. This change affects state agencies responsible for environmental oversight and potentially influences how funds are collected and utilized for tank-related projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2024 · House May 14, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 15, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stewart Cathey
RRepublican
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