Legislation - SB0930

Prohibiting a person from performing groundwater augmentation except under certain circumstances; establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program; authorizing the Department of the Environment to review, permit, and regulate groundwater augmentation; requiring groundwater augmentation to address a groundwater supply or quality problem that is occurring or reasonably anticipated to occur in the next 25 years; requiring, by December 31 each year, the Department to report on the status of the Pilot Program; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Environment and Transportation

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Cross-filed with: HB1296

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0942 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2025 Legislative Date 1/28/2025 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/04/2025 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/12/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/12/2025 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/27/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/09/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {493523/1 Adopted Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/09/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Motion Special Order until 3/31 (Senator Smith) Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Senator Feldman) Adopted Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Floor Amendment {383324/1 (Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/15/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 4/05/2025 Action Rereferred to Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 4/07/2025 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/25/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (104-34) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 72 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/13/2025 Legislative Date 5/13/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/03/2025	1/28/2025	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	2/04/2025	2/04/2025	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment
Senate	2/12/2025	2/12/2025	Hearing canceled
Senate	2/12/2025	2/12/2025	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/27/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	3/27/2025	3/09/2025	Favorable with Amendments {493523/1 Adopted	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/09/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Motion Special Order until 3/31 (Senator Smith) Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2025	3/14/2025	Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Senator Feldman) Adopted	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2025	3/14/2025	Floor Amendment {383324/1 (Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2025	3/14/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	62 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment
Senate	4/02/2025	3/15/2025	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	3/18/2025	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	58 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2025	4/05/2025	Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	4/07/2025	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/25/2025	Third Reading Passed (104-34)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Returned Passed	72 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/13/2025	5/13/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475
			Text - Chapter - Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment

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