Relating to a study of the financing of regional facilities that convert groundwater to surface water.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes · House May 6, 2023
How they voted
0–28
Passed
Total votes 28
May 6, 2023
R
Republican28
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
9
Committee
10
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Schofield
RRepublican
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
Co
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
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