2026 Regular Session
HB2976
Department of Environmental Quality; requiring the promulgation of rules establishing water quality criteria for aluminum; effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Likes
No public reasoning provided.
Dislikes
From my understanding, the DEQ can already do this under state law. And tying it to the EPA would actually LOWER the thresholds. This bill seems unnecessary.
DEQ already measures these parameters in compliance with state law. This legislation adopting EPA criteria allows these safety thresholds to be lowered. This bill allows for higher discharge concentrations when the river flow dilutes the pollutants.
No public reasoning provided.
DEQ can already do this under state law. Tying it to the EPA criteria allows them to LOWER the thresholds. The bill codifies mixing and dilution standards. It allows for a higher discharge concentration when the river flow dilutes the pollutant.
Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 11, 2026 · House
House: Energy Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
9 yea–0 nay
March 4, 2026 · House
House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
14 yea–1 nay
March 11, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
50 yea–42 nay · 7 absent
March 11, 2026 · House
House: RECONSIDER MEASURE
Passed
54 yea–29 nay · 16 absent
Committee referrals
February 3, 2026 · House
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Energy
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Returned to General Order
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House Third Reading rescinded
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House Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 54 Nays: 29
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House Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Gise
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House Third Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 50 Nays: 42
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House Authored by Senator Logan (principal Senate author)
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy
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House Referred to Energy
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House Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Gise
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House First Reading