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2026 Regular Session

HB663

Department of the Environment - Federal Environmental Policy - Reporting

Requiring, beginning on or before July 1, 2026, and every 6 months thereafter, the Department of the Environment to report to the General Assembly on any changes in federal environmental policy that have been deemed legally valid by a final decision of a federal court and, if there has been a change in federal environmental policy, on the steps the State is taking to respond to that change.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House January 30, 2026 House passed March 11, 2026 Senate passed April 9, 2026 Senate passed April 13, 2026 Governor approved April 28, 2026

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 11, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

98 yea–37 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent

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April 9, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

28 yea–13 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent

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April 13, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

34 yea–13 nay

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Committee referrals

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.

  1. House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 322
  2. House Returned Passed
  3. Senate Third Reading Passed (34-13) View roll call
  4. Senate Senate Recede
  5. Senate House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Stein, Fraser-Hidalgo and Anderson)
  6. Senate House Requests Senate Recede
  7. Senate House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
  8. House House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Stein, Fraser-Hidalgo and Anderson)
  9. House House Requests Senate Recede
  10. House House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
  11. Senate Third Reading Passed (28-13) View roll call
  12. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  13. Senate Floor Amendment {903429/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted
  14. Senate Favorable Adopted
  15. Senate Motion Special Order until 4/8 (Senator Ready) Adopted
  16. Senate Favorable
  17. Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  18. Senate Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
  19. Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
  20. House Third Reading Passed (98-37) View roll call
  21. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  22. House Favorable with Amendments {763725/1 Adopted
  23. House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
  24. House Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
  25. House First Reading Environment and Transportation
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