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CS/SB 604: Safe Waterways Act

GENERAL BILL by Environment and Natural Resources ; Berman

Safe Waterways Act; Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Department of Health to adopt and enforce certain rules; requiring the department to notify a municipality or county if the department issues a health advisory against swimming on the basis of elevated bacteria levels in a public bathing place within the municipality’s or county’s jurisdiction; requiring the department to adopt by rule a certain health advisory sign; providing that municipalities and counties are responsible for maintaining the health advisory signs for affected beach waters and public bathing places that they own, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/22/2021 Senate • Filed
    11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 37
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 37
    2/2/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/07/22, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/7/2022 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 344
    2/8/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/9/2022 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time -SJ 347
    2/11/2022 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Community Affairs

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  • CS/SB 604, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2022 at 11:03 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 393 Public Bathing Places Hinson Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    514.023 Sampling of beach waters; and public bathing places; health advisories. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 604, Original Filed Version Posted 10/22/2021 at 10:36 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 2/8/2022 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 393 Public Bathing Places Hinson Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    266516 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Environment and Natural Resources
    (Berman)     		2/4/2022
    1:58 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/7/2022     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/7/2022 2:30 PM Environment and Natural Resources 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    514.011 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    514.023 Sampling of beach waters; and public bathing places; health advisories. Page 2 (pdf)

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