AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE
Summary
Permits the department of environmental management and local municipalities to drain, remove, and replace an overflowing septic tank or system.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2024
Last action Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 2, 2024
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 74
Apr 2, 2024
D
Democratic64
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 5, 2024
Committee
04/05/2024 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
04/02/2024 House passed Sub A
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Legislature · Passed
03/28/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
02/15/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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