Requiring groundwater management districts to submit annual written reports to the legislature and to provide water conservation and stabilization action plans to the chief engineer.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Signed Apr 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2023 · House Feb 23, 2023
How they voted
34–5
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 29, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
16
Committee
10
Apr 24, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 20, 2023
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 116 Nay: 6
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 34 Nay: 6
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Kerschen, Senator Ryckman and Senator Ware appointed as conferees
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 35 Nay: 5
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 116 Nay: 6
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Water
lower
Feb 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Water
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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