2026 Regular Session
HB613
Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring System
Authorizing a person to use living shorelines as a certain erosion control measure; applying the Act only to a shoreline stabilization project for which any portion of the project is in an area that is not designated as appropriate for structural stabilization measures by Department mapping; requiring that certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment require the Department to take certain action during the evaluation of a certain waiver request; requiring the Department to develop a certain scoring system; etc.
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.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 23, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
133 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 3 absent
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent
April 11, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
127 yea–0 nay · 8 not voting · 6 absent
Committee referrals
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
January 28, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
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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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 321
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House Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (127-0) View roll call
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House House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Reading Passed (41-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {273624/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (133-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {833024/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
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House Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Environment and Transportation