relative to road frontage requirements and setbacks for wetlands.
SB 231 would change rules for building roads near wetlands by requiring new roads to maintain a minimum distance (setback) from wetland areas. This directly affects developers, local governments, and planners involved in road construction projects adjacent to wetlands. The bill proposes specific setback distances to protect wetland ecosystems from development impacts. However, the committee recently voted to table the bill as "inexpedient to legislate," halting its progress.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Nov 4, 2025
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Nov 4, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 01/07/2026;
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Keith Murphy
RRepublican
Co
Dan Innis
RRepublican
Co
Howard Pearl
RRepublican
Co
Jason Osborne
RRepublican
Co
Joe Alexander
RRepublican
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