Delaware Senate Bill 318 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on September 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-09-26 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill enables the Delaware Nutrient Management Commission to regulate the application of nutrients to turf by commercial nutrient handlers. The law excludes athletic fields, golf courses, and land used in the production for sale of sod or seed and only applies to commercial nutrient handlers who are paid to apply such nutrients. This bill decreases the threshold of serviced acreage for which commercial nutrient handlers would need a certification to apply nutrients to turf. Allowing the Commission to oversee such conduct will further ensure that Delawares waterways are continually improved and maintained to meet or exceed federally mandated water quality standards, in the interest of the overall public welfare.

An Act To Amend Title 3, Chapter 22 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Nutrient Management Commission.

Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Rep. Sophie Phillips [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]

2024-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-20 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-09-26		Signed by Governor
2024-06-30		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2024-06-26		Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 8 On Its Merits
2024-06-25		Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House
2024-06-20		Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
2024-06-18		Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2024-06-06		Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141501
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141501&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB318
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56026
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56368