AB40Introduced in the Assembly
Revises various provisions relating to environmental hazards. (BDR 46-265)
Introduced by Natural Resources
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to environmental hazards; authorizing the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to issue an order for certain violations relating to mining reclamation; providing the Division, solid waste management authority and Department with a lien on certain property under certain circumstances; revising provisions governing mining reclamation to include the stabilization of process fluids; revising certain requirements for a permit to engage in a mining operation or exploration project; authorizing the State Environmental Commission to adopt regulations relating to solid waste management facilities; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations relating to the requirements for the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill or solid waste management facility to provide certain evidence of financial responsibility; requiring a permit to construct or operate a solid waste management facility; making requirements for disposal sites applicable to solid waste management facilities; prohibiting a municipal solid waste landfill from accepting certain types of hazardous waste; revising provisions relating to the management of hazardous waste; revising requirements governing a permit to operate a facility for the management of hazardous waste; revising requirements relating to evidence of financial responsibility provided by an owner or operator of certain facilities for the management of hazardous waste; revising certain prohibitions relating to hazardous waste; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 220. (Effective June 3, 2025)
June 3, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 22, 2025
20
Yes
1
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
An unofficial public opinion poll. It does not affect the bill or the official vote.
One response per device. Location is self-reported and not verified. Results are informal and not a scientific survey.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.
From printer.
Read first time. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 50.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 630.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 630 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 220. (Effective June 3, 2025)
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