ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE PROJECT
Summary
Amends the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act. Removes language providing that "environmental response project" includes a plan or work that is performed for environmental remediation of any site or facility in response to contamination at specified sites or facilities. Provides instead that "environmental response project" includes a plan or work that is performed or conducted to clean up, remediate, eliminate, investigate, minimize, mitigate, or prevent the release or threatened release of contaminants affecting real property in order to protect public health or welfare or the environment. Removes the definition of "State".
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2023
How they voted
109–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 116
Mar 21, 2023
D
Democratic76
93% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 036-015-000
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 022-000-000
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
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