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HB2172Introduced in the House

Senate Substitute for HB 2172 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the water program task force to evaluate the state's water program and funding for such program and requiring the task force to establish a water planning work group and submit a report the legislature and the governor.

Passed

Introduced by Agriculture and Natural Resources

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Senate Substitute for HB 2172 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the water program task force to evaluate the state's water program and funding for such program and requiring the task force to establish a water planning work group and submit a report the legislature and the governor.

Where it stands

House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025

April 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 116 Nay: 8 · March 27, 2025

116

Yes

8

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1No
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Carrie Barth5No
Samantha Poetter Parshall6No
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

  3. House Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 112-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Rahjes

  7. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Rahjes was adopted

  8. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  9. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 109 Nay: 12

  10. Senate Received and Introduced

  11. Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

  12. House Engrossed on Monday, February 24, 2025

  13. Senate Hearing: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 144-S

  14. Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

  15. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  16. Senate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

  17. Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  18. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Rahjes , Representative Minnix and Representative Vaughn as conferees

  19. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Peck, Senator Alley and Senator Ware appointed as conferees

  20. Senate Conference committee report now available

  21. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  22. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 116 Nay: 8

  23. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025

  24. House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025

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