AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Requires the executive director of the coastal resources management council to hire a hearing officer if the position is vacant for more than sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Last action Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · House May 23, 2023
How they voted
68–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 74
May 23, 2023
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/23/2023 House passed Sub A
lower
May 18, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/18/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 17, 2023
Committee
03/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
03/02/2023 Committee transferred to House State Government & Elections
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
02/22/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Knight
DDemocratic
P
June Speakman
DDemocratic
P
Terri Cortvriend
DDemocratic
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