AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- AQUACULTURE-EMERGENCY CLOSURE (Allows the director of the department of environmental management to issue an emergency order requiring the temporary or permanent suspension of aquaculture activities in an affected area.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2022
Last action Jun 10, 2022
Floor votes · House May 26, 2022
How they voted
58–0
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 72
May 26, 2022
D
Democratic63
80% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2022
Committee
06/10/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
05/26/2022 House read and passed
lower
May 18, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/18/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 11, 2022
Committee
04/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
02/18/2022 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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