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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 5474

AN ACT CONCERNING PRIVATE AND MUNICIPAL RECYCLING, ZONING ORDINANCES, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CONTRACTS AND SCHOOL RECYCLING PROGRAMS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 30, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To permit the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to issue a beneficial use permit for activities already permitted in neighboring states without extensive investigation, to relieve municipalities from the requirement of reporting the amount of recyclable items processed for recycling, to require certain plastic containers and chipboard to be recycled, to require commercial solid waste collection contracts to specify how recyclable items will be handled, to create a no-interest loan program for municipal recycling efforts, to create a grant program for municipalities to purchase recycling receptacles, to prohibit zoning ordinances from restricting the amount of space permitted for the storage of recyclables, and to permit the commissioner to contract with municipalities or third parties to enforce violations of the recycling requirements.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

31 co-sponsors

Linda Schofield, Beth Bye, Richard Roy, Joe Aresimowicz, Brian J. O'Connor, Sandy H. Nafis, Kim Fawcett, Bryan Hurlburt, Bruce V. Morris, Fred Camillo, Peggy Sayers, Terrie E. Wood, Joan A. Lewis, Mary G. Fritz, Barbara L. Lambert, William Aman, Patricia M. Widlitz, Joseph S. Mioli, Thomas J. Kehoe, Emil "Buddy" Altobello, Lawrence G. Miller, Livvy R. Floren, Matthew J. Conway Jr. Ed. D, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Lile R. Gibbons, Peggy Reeves, Elissa T. Wright, Christopher D. Coutu, Themis Klarides, Patricia Billie Miller, Joseph C. Serra

Its course

January 22 to May 30, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action26 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to May 29127 days

Environment CommitteeJan 22 to Mar 2057 days

Planning and Development CommitteeApr 14 to Apr 206 days

In the SenateMay 29 to May 30 · stopped1 day

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 29

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 22 – May 29

  1. Jan 22Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
  2. Jan 29Heard in Environment Committee
  3. Mar 16Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
  4. Mar 17Sent to Environment Committee
  5. Mar 20Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
  6. Apr 14Sent to Planning and Development Committee
  7. Apr 20Planning and Development Committee recommended a substitute for it
  8. May 29The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  9. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate May 29

  1. May 29Sent to the Senate
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Jan 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Jan 29PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Feb 13Vote to DraftBoth houses
  4. Mar 16DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
  5. Mar 17REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  6. Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  7. Mar 20Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  8. Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  9. Apr 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  10. Apr 6FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 6HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 6FILE NO.Both houses
  13. Apr 14REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
  14. Apr 20Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  15. Apr 21FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  16. Apr 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  17. Apr 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  18. Apr 30NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  19. Apr 30TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 30FILE NO.Both houses
  21. May 29HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  22. May 29HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  23. May 29IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
  24. May 30FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  25. May 30SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  26. May 30FILE NO.Both houses