Maintenance of regulated drains.
Summary
Provides that a permit is not required from the Indiana department of environmental management for the maintenance or reconstruction of a regulated drain in accordance with certain best management practices for purposes of the law concerning state regulated wetlands, as long as the work takes place within the current easement and the reconstruction does not substantially change the characteristics of the drain to perform the function for which it was designed and constructed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2020 · House Mar 3, 2020
How they voted
25–16
Passed
Total votes 41
Jan 21, 2020
D
Democratic8
75% Nay
R
Republican33
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 383: yeas 32, nays 17
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 377: yeas 55, nays 29
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (54-34-4)
house
Mar 2, 2020
Amended
Amendment #5 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 245: yeas 33, nays 59
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #2 (Wesco) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Committee
Reassigned to Committee on Environmental Affairs
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-16)
senate
Jan 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
P
DW
David Wolkins
RRepublican
P
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
P
VS
Victoria Spartz
RRepublican
Co
Bob Cherry
RRepublican
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