AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS (Increases the administrative penalties that the director of DEM may impose for violations of environmental regulations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000).)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Mar 1, 2017
Signed Jul 5, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jul 5, 2017
Signed into law
07/05/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2017 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 14, 2017
Committee
06/14/2017 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
legislature
Jun 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2017 House read and passed
legislature
Jun 8, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JH
Joy Hearn
DDemocratic
P
Katie Kazarian
DDemocratic
P
SM
Shelby Maldonado
DDemocratic
P
TW
Thomas Winfield
DDemocratic
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