CONFERENCE REPORTS

SB 245 (Pappageorge)

General Government appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010.

• The conference report was adopted [RC 481: 56 yes, 52 no]

SB 253 (Garcia)

Department of State Police appropriations for fiscal year 2009-2010.

• The conference report was adopted [RC 482: 64 yes, 44 no]

FINAL PASSAGE

HB 5463 (Scripps)

HB 5463 would amend The Wetlands Protection Act to make requirements more consistent with federal requirements and streamline the permitting process for activities that are likely to have minimal adverse affects on aquatic resources and for activities within areas of both state and federal jurisdiction.

• Substitute H-3 was no adopted.
• Scripps H-4 was adopted.
• HB 5463 was advanced to 3rd reading.
• HB 5463 was passed [RC 484: 106 yes, 2 no]
• IE was ordered.

SB 785 (Birkholz)

SB 785 would amend The Wetlands Protection Act to make requirements more consistent with federal requirements and streamline the permitting process for activities that are likely to have minimal adverse affects on aquatic resources and for activities within areas of both state and federal jurisdiction.

• Substitute H-1 was not adopted.
• Warren-2 was adopted.
• SB 785 was advanced to 3rd reading.
• SB 785 was passed [RC 485: 106 yes, 2 no]
• IE was ordered.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

HB 5127 (Simpson)

HB 5127 would impose and enforce farm animal care regulations on agricultural producers, and impose fees on farms sufficient to pay for this new regulatory regime. At first the regulations would be those created by producer organizations, but the Department of Agriculture would have the power to create and enforce its own. The department would be empowered to impose a “a progressive enforcement mechanism” on violators to bring about compliance.

• The Senate substitute was concurred in [RC 486: 86 yes, 22 no]

SB 252 (Jelinek)

School Aid budget the Fiscal Year 2009-2010.

• T. Brown-2 was adopted.
• The Senate amendments were concurred in [RC 487: 67 yes, 41 no]