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2024 SESSION
SB 595 Comprehensive plan; locality may consider adopting a healthy communities strategy.
Introduced by: Lamont Bagby | Lashrecse D. Aird | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Comprehensive plan; healthy communities strategy. Authorizes a locality, beginning July 1, 2024, to adopt a healthy communities strategy as part of its next and any subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan. The bill provides that the locality's strategy may include identifying (i) major sources of pollution or hazardous waste sites within the locality, (ii) policies to mitigate the unique or compounded health risks to residents that may be caused by such pollution sources or hazardous waste sites, (iii) objectives and policies to promote civic engagement in public decision-making processes by residents, (iv) objectives and policies that prioritize improvements and programs that promote healthy communities, and (v) objectives and policies that encourage linking public transit with community and health services and siting or co-locating health services in unconventional settings to ensure convenient access for all community members. This bill is identical to HB 208.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101509D pdf
- 01/22/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105427D-S1 pdf
- 02/28/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB595ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/10/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101509D
- 01/10/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/22/24 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 01/22/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105427D-S1
- 01/23/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/24 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/24/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24105427D-S1
- 01/24/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB595S1
- 01/25/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/16/24 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/20/24 House: Read second time
- 02/21/24 House: Read third time
- 02/21/24 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/21/24 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/21/24 House: Passed House with amendment (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/21/24 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/23/24 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (25-Y 13-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB595ER)
- 02/28/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/24 Senate: Passed by for the day