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Committee advances spill-notification bill for municipal reporting
Summary
The House Environmental Committee voted to report HB 2229, which would set spill-notification requirements involving the Department of Environmental Protection and municipalities. Members said the bill previously passed the House nearly unanimously and raised no major objections in committee.
The House Environmental Committee on Monday voted to report House Bill 2229 to the full House, advancing a measure that would establish spill-notification requirements involving the Department of Environmental Protection and municipalities.
Evan, the committee staff member who read the bill summary, told the panel that 'House Bill 2229 provides for spill notification requirements by the Department of Environmental [Protection] and municipalities.' Committee members noted the bill 'passed out of the House near unanimously' in an earlier stage of the process.
Committee members offered no substantive opposition during discussion. The chair called for any negative votes; hearing none, the committee agreed to report the bill to the House as a whole.
The committee took no further action on implementation details in the hearing. The bill will proceed to the full House for additional consideration and any floor debate or amendment.
