AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Summary
Requires that the DEM rules and regulations for remediation of hazardous material releases not include any provision requiring the remediation of arsenic which is naturally occurring at levels less than nineteen parts per million (19 ppm).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed Jun 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2024
How they voted
32–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jun 4, 2024
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 17, 2024
Signed into law
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/06/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
06/04/2024 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 29, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 20, 2024
Committee
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2024
Introduced
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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