CS/SB 604 (2022) -  Safe Waterways Act

General Bill by Environment and Natural Resources and Berman
Safe Waterways Act: Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Department of Health to adopt and enforce certain rules; requiring the department to notify a municipality or county if the department issues a health advisory against swimming on the basis of elevated bacteria levels in a public bathing place within the municipality’s or county’s jurisdiction; requiring the department to adopt by rule a certain health advisory sign; providing that municipalities and counties are responsible for maintaining the health advisory signs for affected beach waters and public bathing places that they own, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Community Affairs on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Environment and Natural Resources
    • On agenda for: 02/07/22 2:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 393 Subject: Public Bathing Places Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 2/8/2022 10:56:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 2/8/2022 10:52:28 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Community Affairs Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 02/11/2022 - 8:40 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time -SJ 347 Time: 02/09/2022 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Environment and Natural Resources Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/08/2022 - 11:03 AM Member: Committee: Environment and Natural Resources Version: c1
Event: S CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 344 Time: 02/07/2022 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Environment and Natural Resources Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/07/22, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/02/2022 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Environment and Natural Resources Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 37 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 37 Time: 11/03/2021 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Environment and Natural Resources Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/22/2021 - 10:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
514.023 HB 393