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2025R: SB290 ACT 921

TO PROHIBIT A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS IN WATERSHEDS AND OTHER BODIES OF WATER.

Latest action: Notification that SB290 is now Act 921

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Sponsor	Role
B. Johnson	lead
Vaught	primary
Painter	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 25, 2025, 9:29 a.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Feb 25, 2025, 1:59 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
Mar 31, 2025, 2:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Mar 31, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Mar 31, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 31, 2025, 5:27 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 31, 2025, 5:27 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
Apr 1, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
Apr 2, 2025, 8:13 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 2, 2025, 8:13 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 2, 2025, 1:11 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 3, 2025, 3:09 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 3, 2025, 3:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 3, 2025, 5:02 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 3, 2025, 7:13 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE
Apr 7, 2025, 7:57 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 4:38 p.m. CT	House	Re-referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE
Apr 10, 2025, 1:32 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Apr 14, 2025, 8:31 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:32 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 14, 2025, 9:37 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 15, 2025, 4:08 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 15, 2025, 4:08 p.m. CT	House	Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
Apr 15, 2025, 6:50 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Apr 16, 2025, 8:58 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 16, 2025, 8:59 a.m. CT	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
Apr 16, 2025, 8:59 a.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Apr 16, 2025, 8:59 a.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 16, 2025, 8:59 a.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 16, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 16, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 22, 2025, 4:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB290 is now Act 921

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 11, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	Senate Ag, Forestry and Economic Development · Senate Room 309	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 31, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 1, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Ag, Forestry and Economic Development · Senate Room 309	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 2025, 11:00 a.m. CT	House Agriculture and Economic Dev Committee · Mac, Room A	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 15, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 16, 2025, 8:30 a.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Vaught, filed Apr 10, 2025, 12:03 p.m. CT; S1 (Senate) by B. Johnson, filed Mar 31, 2025, 10:23 a.m. CT; S2 (Senate) by B. Johnson, filed Apr 1, 2025, 1:23 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Vaught	Apr 10, 2025, 12:03 p.m. CT
S1	Senate	B. Johnson	Mar 31, 2025, 10:23 a.m. CT
S2	Senate	B. Johnson	Apr 1, 2025, 1:23 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass as amended · House · Apr 10, 2025, 1:32 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Do Pass · House · Apr 7, 2025, 7:57 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Apr 1, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1315

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 8:59:40 AM · arkleg

25Yea

6Nay

0Not voting

4Present

0Excused

Yea (25)

Nay (6)

Present (4)

House · RCS 1348

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:08:12 PM · arkleg

70Yea

11Nay

5Not voting

14Present

0Excused

Yea (70)

Nay (11)

Present (14)

Not voting (5)

Senate · RCS 816

Thursday, April 3, 2025 3:09:51 PM · arkleg

22Yea

9Nay

1Not voting

1Present

2Excused

Yea (22)

Nay (9)

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