AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACT (Establishes requirements which would have to be met by an applicant prior to the issuing of permits for an activity that would have an environmental impact on or would increase the cumulative impacts on an environmental justice area.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2023
How they voted
24–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
May 4, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 5, 2023
Committee
05/05/2023 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/04/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Legislature · Passed
04/26/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
03/29/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
03/23/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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