2026 Regular Session
HB4246
Waters and water rights; authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with certain parties; effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
6 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 17, 2026 · House
House: Utilities Committee: DO PASS
Passed
7 yea–0 nay
March 4, 2026 · House
House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
11 yea–1 nay
March 4, 2026 · House
House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
11 yea–1 nay
March 23, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
89 yea–4 nay · 6 absent
April 9, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Energy Committee: DO PASS AMENDED
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
April 9, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Energy Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
Committee referrals
April 9, 2026 · Senate
Appropriations
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Energy
February 9, 2026 · House
Utilities
February 9, 2026 · House
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Rules
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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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
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Senate Referred to Appropriations
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Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed
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Senate Second Reading referred to Energy Committee then to Appropriations Committee
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 4 View roll call
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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
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House Authored by Senator Green (principal Senate author)
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House Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Utilities
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House Referred to Utilities
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House Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
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House Withdrawn from Rules Committee
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House Second Reading referred to Rules
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House Authored by Representative Kannady
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House First Reading