Ensuring compliance with the federal clean water act by prohibiting certain discharges into waters of the state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · House Feb 12, 2020
How they voted
34–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
47% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-8-2)
senate
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
ENET - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 01:30 PM
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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