AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- INSPECTION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS (Authorizes DEM to assess penalties for non-compliance with emergency plans for significant/ high hazard dams with DEM/EMA developing system to issue severe weather advisories/watches/warnings.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Feb 15, 2022
Signed Jun 29, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
May 17, 2022
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 29, 2022
Signed into law
06/29/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/23/2022 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 21, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 18, 2022
Committee
05/18/2022 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
May 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
05/17/2022 Senate read and passed
upper
May 11, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/11/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
03/16/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
02/15/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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