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SENATE BILL 154

CHAPTER NUMBER: 23
File Code: Environment
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 189

Sponsored By:
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:
Healthy Air Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting affected facilities collectively from emitting more than specified amounts per year of oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, and mercury on or after specified dates; authorizing the Department of the Environment to set a specified interim stage of sulfur dioxide emmissions reductions; requiring the Governor to include the State in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; providing for the possible withdrawal of the State from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative after January 1, 2009; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/19
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/20
Hearing 2/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/14
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Conway) Adopted
3/15
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/16 (Senator Conway) Adopted
3/16
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted (34-12)
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (34-12)
Floor Amendment (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Pinsky) Adopted (46-0)
Floor Amendment (Senator McFadden) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted (33-12)
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Rejected (19-27)
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Rejected (20-25)
Floor Amendment (Senator Astle) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Astle) Rejected (20-24)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (33-14)
3/30
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (32-11)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/19
First Reading Economic Matters
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/28
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/31 (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (107-27)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 23

Sponsored by:

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
GOVERNOR
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
JUDICIAL REVIEW -see also- APPEALS
PENALTIES
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STATUTES OF LIMITATION

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment
( 2-1001 , 2-1002 , 2-1003 , 2-1004 , 2-1005 )

Public Utility Companies
( 7-206 )

State Government
( 9-2009 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 133421/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 1:15 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 253124/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 1:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 253622/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 1:46 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 463328/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 12:44 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 513620/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 1:04 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 583526/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 12:43 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 624637/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 10:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 893222/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 1:44 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 973922/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 1:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 833892/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 1:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 16, 2006: Committee Amendment {624637/1 Adopted (34-12)
March 16, 2006: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (34-12)
March 16, 2006: Floor Amendment (Pinsky) {463328/1 Adopted (46-0)
March 16, 2006: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {973922/1 Adopted (33-12)
March 16, 2006: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {133421/1 Rejected (19-27)
March 16, 2006: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {893222/1 Rejected (20-25)
March 16, 2006: Floor Amendment (Astle) {253622/1 Rejected (20-24)
March 20, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-14)
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (32-11)
House
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (107-27)
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (107-27)


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