AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Summary
Strikes the words "which is naturally occurring" with regard to any promulgated rules and regulations of the department of environmental management (DEM) relating to the remediation of arsenic.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Signed Jun 24, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Jun 3, 2025
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 24, 2025
Signed into law
06/24/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/17/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/03/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
03/26/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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