AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- BRISTOL COUNTY WATER SUPPLY (Repeals Bristol county water supply’s and the state’s obligation to upgrade transmission lines, treatment facilities, reservoirs, and wells or upgrade them to conform to the Safe Drinking Water Act standards set forth by federal law.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Mar 18, 2021
Signed Jul 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
May 11, 2021
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/22/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
May 12, 2021
Committee
05/12/2021 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/11/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 6, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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