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Relating to a schedule established by the environmental protection commission for civil penalties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2024
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The environmental protection commission currently cannot issue administrative fines larger than $10,000. This change would allow the commission to charge much higher fines, up to $100,000, for certain violations.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to a schedule established by the environmental protection commission for civil penalties. Currently, the environmental protection commission is required to establish a schedule or range of civil penalties of not more than $10,000 that may be administratively assessed. Currently, if a civil penalty is more than $10,000, the civil penalty is not administratively assessed. The bill increases the maximum administratively assessed civil penalty amount from $10,000 to $100,000.