METRO WATER RECLAMATION DIST
Summary
Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that, after a hearing, the board of commissioners of a sanitary district may order the party responsible for the discharge of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes into the district's sewerage system to pay a civil penalty in an amount that is not less than $1,000 (now, $100) nor more than $2,000 per day for each day of discharge in violation of the Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Mar 14, 2011
Signed Aug 11, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2011 · House Mar 10, 2011
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
May 17, 2011
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 11, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 6, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Mar 23, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 10, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-6)
house
Mar 2, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 019-000-000
lower
Feb 22, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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