l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1094

Wastewater and sewage; authorize MDEQ to fine any municipality or county for improper disposal of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT UPON A FINDING BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY THAT WASTEWATER AND/OR SEWAGE HAS BEEN IMPROPERLY DISPOSED OF BY ANY MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY, SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY, THE CITY SHALL BE FINED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR EACH INSTANCE OF IMPROPER DISPOSAL; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISTRIBUTE SUCH FUNDS EQUALLY AMONG CERTAIN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT FINDS WERE AFFECTED BY SUCH IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER AND/OR SEWAGE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 41-67-3, 41-67-6, 41-67-7, 41-67-9, 41-67-21, 41-67-28, 49-2-7 AND 49-2-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, Carolyn Crawford

Its course

January 16 to February 28, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 924 days

Conservation and Water ResourcesJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 15 to Feb 28 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Conservation and Water Resources
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 9 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 9Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Bell (65th), Brown (20th) and Clark)
  2. Feb 10Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  5. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Conservation and Water ResourcesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9Motion to Reconsider Entered (Bell (65th), Brown (20th), Clark)House of Representatives
  7. Feb 10Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 15Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  10. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate