Relating to the procedures for acting on a permit or permit amendment application by a groundwater conservation district and the disqualification of board members of groundwater conservation districts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) considered in committee
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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