Legislation - HB1155

Title: Department of the Environment - Definition of Ecological Restoration
Sponsored by: Delegate Stein
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Defining the term "ecological restoration" as an activity undertaken with the goal of recovering, re-establishing, or enhancing a degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystem through improvements to physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or processes, returning natural or historical functions or services, or protecting or improving resiliency.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0722

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/06/2025 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Department of the Environment - Ecological Restoration Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/07/2025 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 3/12/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/02/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {613920/1 Adopted Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/02/2025 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Fisher) Adopted Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Floor Amendment {503326/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (40-95) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Department of the Environment - Definition of Ecological Restoration Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2025	2/06/2025	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Department of the Environment - Ecological Restoration
House	2/07/2025	2/07/2025	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2025	3/12/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/13/2025	3/02/2025	Favorable with Amendments {613920/1 Adopted	42 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2025	3/02/2025	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Fisher) Adopted	42 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Floor Amendment {503326/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (40-95)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Department of the Environment - Definition of Ecological Restoration
House	3/17/2025	3/08/2025	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	3/01/2025	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	49 Click to view Recorded Media

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