An Act promoting awareness of sewage pollution in public waters
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- House Committee on Ways and Means
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize forthwith certain requirements and procedures to notify the public of sewage discharges into the waters of the commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/30/2020 | House | Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 7/30/2020 | House | Pending new draft of H3976 |
| 7/30/2020 | House | New draft of H3976 |
| 7/30/2020 | House | Ordered to a third reading |
| 7/30/2020 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/30/2020 | House | Read third |
| 7/30/2020 | House | Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 249) |
| 7/30/2020 | Senate | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 1/5/2021 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 1/5/2021 | House | Enacted |
| 1/6/2021 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 1/12/2021 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 322 of the Acts of 2020 |
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