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Legislation


2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 62

File Code: Environment
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Environment)
Entitled:
Air Quality - Administrative Civil Penalty

Synopsis:

Increasing the maximum civil penalty that the Department of the Environment is authorized to collect for a violation of provisions of law related to air quality and asbestos removal from $2,500 to $10,000 for each violation and from $50,000 to $200,000 for a single administrative hearing.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
11/3
Pre-filed
1/12
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
1/5
Hearing 1/25 at 2:00 p.m.
1/26
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/8 at 2:00 p.m.
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/17
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Baker) Adopted
3/20
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (31-14)
Floor Amendment (Senator Hogan) Rejected (15-30)
Floor Amendment (Senator Baker) Rejected (11-35)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (34-13)
House Action
3/22
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/27
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Econ. & Environmental Affairs Comm.
Departmental
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ASBESTOS
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
PENALTIES
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
Bill affects the following Statute:
Environment
( 2-610.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 144238/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2000   at: 8:20 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 303029/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2000   at: 8:47 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 433229/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2000   at: 8:33 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2000: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (31-14)
March 20, 2000: Floor Amendment (Hogan) {433229/1 Rejected (15-30)
March 20, 2000: Floor Amendment (Baker WA) {303029/1 Rejected (11-35)
March 22, 2000: Third Reading Passed (34-13)
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