Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill removes the rule that a person must obtain a discharge permit from the Department of the Environment before constructing any part of a new CAFO. It applies to owners and developers of new CAFOs, letting them start construction without prior state approval. The change is enacted as an emergency measure aimed at protecting public health and safety.

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Hearings

• Environment and Transportation — Bill Hearing
  Environment and Transportation · Feb 11, 2026

History

1. Apr 28, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254
2. Apr 8, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 8, 2026Returned Passed
4. Apr 3, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
5. Apr 2, 2026Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
6. Mar 5, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
7. Mar 4, 2026Third Reading Passed
8. Mar 3, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
9. Mar 3, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
10. Mar 2, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
11. Jan 28, 2026Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
12. Jan 22, 2026First Reading Environment and Transportation

Sponsors

• Boyce (D) · sponsor
• Adams
• Anderson
• Arentz
• Beauchamp
• Ghrist
• Grammer
• Griffith
• Hartman
• Holmes
• Hornberger
• Hutchinson
• Jacobs
• Nawrocki
• Odom
• Reilly
• Sample-Hughes
• Stein
• Ziegler

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