AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION-PROTECTION FROM UNSAFE DAMS (Establishes an orphan and insolvent dam fund for the repair or removal of high hazard or significant hazard dams with the right of subrogation.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2022
Last action May 18, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2022
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 17, 2022
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 18, 2022
Committee
05/18/2022 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
05/17/2022 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 11, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/11/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
03/16/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
02/15/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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