AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HURRICANE, STORM AND FLOOD STANDARDS (Amends dam safety standards to require the state building code standards committee to take into account climate change effect on inundation areas below dams classified as high, significant, or low hazard.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced May 27, 2022
Signed Jun 29, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 23, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 29, 2022
Signed into law
06/29/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/23/2022 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/23/2022 House read and passed
lower
Jun 21, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 8, 2022
Committee
06/08/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 27, 2022
Introduced
05/27/2022 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathleen Fogarty
DDemocratic
P
Lauren Carson
DDemocratic
P
Raymond Hull
DDemocratic
P
Terri Cortvriend
DDemocratic
P
Tom Noret
DDemocratic
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