Became law as Special Act 25-12, signed June 24, 2025, 110 days after it was filed.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 7174
AN ACT CONCERNING RIPARIAN AREAS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To establish protections for riparian buffer zones, protect fishways along certain water passages and require certain insurance surcharge fees for environmental measures.
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
Sponsor
Its course
March 6 to June 24, 2025, 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 action28 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to May 2984 days
Environment CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 2418 days
Planning and Development CommitteeApr 22 to Apr 253 days
In the SenateMay 29 to Jun 35 days
Waiting to be sentJun 3 to Jun 2320 days
With the GovernorJun 23 to Jun 241 day
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 29 · Adopted Jun 3
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 Mar 6 – May 29
- Mar 6Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Mar 7Heard in Environment Committee
- Mar 24Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 22Sent to Planning and Development Committee
- Apr 25Planning and Development Committee recommended it
- May 29The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate May 29 – Jun 3
- May 29Sent to the Senate
- Jun 3The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor Jun 11 – Jun 24
- Jun 11Numbered Special Act 25-12
- Jun 23Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jun 24Signed by the Governor
All 28 actions, as published
- Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 7REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 22REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 25Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 28RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 28NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 28TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 29HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 29HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 29IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
- May 29FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 29SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 30FILE NO.Both houses
- Jun 3SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 3SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 3ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- Jun 11SPECIAL ACTBoth houses
- Jun 23TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 23TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jun 24SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor