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SB1194 • 2025

Prohibits the Environmental Quality Commission and Department of Environmental Quality from requiring municipally owned treatment works from meeting certain criteria for pollutants and temperature for discharges into surface water.

Prohibits the Environmental Quality Commission and Department of Environmental Quality from requiring municipally owned treatment works from meeting certain criteria for pollutants and temperature for discharges into surface water.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Robinson, Senator Linthicum
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

  3. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act stops the EQC and the DEQ from making waste water treatment plants meet certain criteria. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1).
Prohibits the Environmental Quality Commission and Department of Environmental Quality from requiring municipally owned treatment works from meeting certain criteria for pollutants and temperature for discharges into surface water.
Relating to: Relating to water quality permits for wastewater treatment facilities.
Current location: In Senate Committee