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CS/CS/SB 1656: Reclaimed Water

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Innovation, Industry, and Technology ; Albritton

Reclaimed Water; Prohibiting domestic wastewater treatment facilities from disposing of effluent, reclaimed water, or reuse water by surface water discharge beginning on a specified date; providing that reclaimed water is a water source for public water supply systems; providing specified groundwater and surface water quality protections for potable reuse projects; requiring counties, municipalities, and special districts to authorize graywater technologies under certain circumstances and to provide incentives for the implementation of such technologies; providing requirements for the use of graywater technologies, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 712 (Ch. 2020-150)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2020 Senate • Filed
1/17/2020 Senate • Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 162
1/22/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 162
1/29/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 02/03/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/3/2020 Senate • CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 229
2/4/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology read 1st time -SJ 234
2/6/2020 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
• Remaining references corrected to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 252
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2/12/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/17/20, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
2/17/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
2/18/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/19/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
• CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 332
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 712 (Ch. 2020-150)