HB 306: STATE WATER CODE; CWRM; PENALTIES

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2025-03-20

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 9:01AM; Conference Room 229.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Adds a minimum penalty and maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code and authorizes the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Establishes factors the CWRM must consider when determining the amount of the penalty. Increases maximum fines every five years from 2030 to 2045. Effective 7/1/2040. (SD1)

Discussed in Hearing