Water Pollution - As enacted, requires the department of environment and conservation to exempt from compensatory mitigation an amount of wetland equal in size to the area for which mitigation would not be required if the permit applicant qualified for coverage under a general permit, if the only factor that disqualifies an applicant for an aquatic resource alteration permit for wetland impacts from having the activities for which a permit is sought covered under a general permit is the size of the wetland that the permit will apply to. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed Apr 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2023 · House Mar 30, 2023
How they voted
27–6
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 16, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0147)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 14, PNV 0
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0134)
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brent Taylor
RRepublican
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