2025 Regular Session
SB46
To prohibit the intentional release, or dispersion of chemicals into the environment of this state with the express purpose of affecting temperature. (8/1/25)
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Likes
Protects our skies from the intentional release of chemicals intended to affect the weather, climate, or sunlight.
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 28, 2025 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 46 FINAL PASSAGE (#64)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
27 yea–12 nay
April 28, 2025 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 46 CO-AUTHORS (#65)
Passed
2 yea–0 nay · 37 absent
May 29, 2025 · House
House Vote on SB 46 MODIFY TIME LIMITS (#725)
Failed
21 yea–55 nay · 29 absent
May 29, 2025 · House
House Vote on SB 46 FINAL PASSAGE (#726)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
58 yea–33 nay · 14 absent
June 1, 2025 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 46 CONCUR (#511)
Passed
35 yea–0 nay · 4 absent
Committee referrals
April 29, 2025 · House
Natural Resources and Environment
March 31, 2025 · Senate
Environmental Quality
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Effective date 8/1/2025.
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Senate Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 95.
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Senate Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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House Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Senate Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Senate Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays. View roll call
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Senate Received from the House with amendments.
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House Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 58, nays 33. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2025.
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House Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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House Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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House Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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House Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 12 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Senate Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Senate Reported with amendments.
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Senate Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality.
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Senate Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality.