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SB5520 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality for certain biennial expenses.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality for certain biennial expenses.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-07-02
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-02 Senate

    Chapter 426, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-07-02 Senate

    Effective date, July 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-17 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-17 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-16 House

    Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. Ayes, 31; Nays, 19--Boice, Cate, Diehl, Dobson, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Hartman, Helfrich, Javadi, Lewis, McIntire, Munoz, Reschke, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 10--Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Chaichi, Levy B, Nguyen H, Osborne, Owens, Sanchez, Scharf, Wallan.

  7. 2025-06-13 House

    Third Reading. Motion to postpone to June 16, 2025 Calendar carried.

  8. 2025-06-12 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 13, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-06-11 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2025 Calendar.

  10. 2025-06-10 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  11. 2025-06-10 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-06-09 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  13. 2025-06-09 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  14. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 11--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 2--Patterson, Starr.

  15. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  17. 2025-05-30 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Returned to Full Committee.

  20. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Public Hearing Cancelled.

  22. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Public Hearing Cancelled.

  23. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Informational Meeting held.

  24. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Informational Meeting held.

  25. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Informational Meeting held.

  26. 2025-01-18 Senate

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.

  27. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  28. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality for certain biennial expenses.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, specified bond proceeds and specified federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by the department.
Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from the Parks and Natural Resources Fund to the department.
Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures.
Limits certain biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Environmental Quality; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned