Indiana Senate Bill 389 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 26-0)
Status: Passed on April 29 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-29 - Public Law 160
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Wetlands. Amends the law requiring a permit and compensatory mitigation for "wetland activity" (the discharge of dredged or fill material) in a state regulated wetland: (1) by changing the definition of "Class II wetland"; (2) by providing that wetland activity may be conducted without a permit: (A) in a Class I wetland; (B) in a Class II wetland with an area of not more than three-eighths acre; (C) in an ephemeral stream; and (D) in a Class II wetland that is located within the boundaries of a municipality and has an area of not more than three-fourths acre; (3) by providing that a permit is not needed for the development of cropland that has been used for agricultural purposes: (A) in the five years immediately preceding the development; or (B) in the 10 years immediately preceding the development if the United States Army Corps of Engineers has issued a jurisdictional determination confirming that the cropland does not contain wetlands subject to federal jurisdiction; (4) by providing that wetland activity in a Class II wetland with an area of more than three-eighths acre requires an individual permit; (5) by providing that: (A) maintenance of a field tile in a Class II wetland can be conducted with a general permit if certain conditions are met; and (B) maintenance of a field tile in a Class III wetland can be conducted with a general permit if certain conditions are met and the applicant obtains a site-specific approval; (6) by establishing conditions for obtaining a site-specific approval; (7) by eliminating the compensatory mitigation requirements for wetland activity in a Class I wetland; and (8) by requiring the department of environmental management (department) to make a decision to issue or deny an individual permit for wetland activity not later than 90 days (instead of 120 days) after receiving the completed application. Amends the law concerning a certification under Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act for dredge and fill activity in a federally regulated wetland to require the department to make a final determination not later than 90 days (instead of 120 days) after receiving a completed application if the applicant requests a pre-coordination meeting. Establishes the Indiana wetlands task force, a 14 member body that: (1) is required to study and make recommendations concerning a number of wetlands issues; and (2) not later than November 1, 2022, issue a report to the general assembly and the governor setting forth its recommendations. Requires the department of natural resources to provide staff support to the task force.

Wetlands.

Sen. Chris Garten [R]	Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Sen. Linda Rogers [R]	Sen. Scott Baldwin [R]
Sen. Andy Zay [R]	Sen. Jack Sandlin [R]	Sen. Blake Doriot [R]	Sen. Mike Gaskill [R]
Sen. Rick Niemeyer [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R]	Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]	Sen. Eric Koch [R]
Sen. Erin Houchin [R]	Sen. Justin Busch [R]	Sen. John Crane [R]	Sen. James Buck [R]
Sen. Clyde Perfect [R]	Sen. Philip Boots [R]	Sen. Travis Holdman [R]	Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]
Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Jean Leising [R]	Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]	Rep. Doug Gutwein [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Thompson [R]	Rep. Alan Morrison [R]

2021-04-14 - Senate - Senate Floor - (Y: 31 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-13 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 58 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-12 - House - House - Amendment #4 (Leonard) prevailed (Y: 61 N: 34 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-04-12 - House - House - Amendment #1 (Lindauer) prevailed (Y: 54 N: 42 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-04-07 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 29 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #1 (Tallian) failed (Y: 19 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2021-01-25 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-29	Senate	Public Law 160
2021-04-29	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2021-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2021-04-22	House	Signed by the Speaker
2021-04-21	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2021-04-14	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 441: yeas 31, nays 19
2021-04-13	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2021-04-13	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2021-04-13	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 428: yeas 58, nays 40
2021-04-12	House	Amendment #4 (Leonard) prevailed; Roll Call 410: yeas 61, nays 34
2021-04-12	House	Amendment #1 (Lindauer) prevailed; Roll Call 409: yeas 54, nays 42
2021-04-12	House	Amendment #6 (Slager) prevailed; voice vote
2021-04-12	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2021-04-08	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-03-25	House	Representative Morrison added as cosponsor
2021-03-02	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
2021-02-02	Senate	Referred to the House
2021-02-01	Senate	Senators Holdman, Kruse, Tomes, Leising added as coauthors
2021-02-01	Senate	Senator Boots added as coauthor
2021-02-01	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Gutwein and Thompson
2021-02-01	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Lehman
2021-02-01	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 33: yeas 29, nays 19
2021-01-28	Senate	Senators Buck and Perfect added as coauthors
2021-01-28	Senate	Amendment #1 (Tallian) failed; Roll Call 24: yeas 19, nays 29
2021-01-28	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-01-26	Senate	Senator Crane added as coauthor
2021-01-26	Senate	Senator Busch added as coauthor
2021-01-26	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-01-25	Senate	Senator Houchin added as coauthor
2021-01-25	Senate	Senators Freeman and Koch added as coauthors
2021-01-25	Senate	Senator Brown L added as coauthor
2021-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
2021-01-14	Senate	Coauthored by Senators Baldwin, Zay, Sandlin, Doriot, Gaskill, Niemeyer
2021-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senators Garten, Messmer, Rogers

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Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/389/details
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Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/c/d/5/dcd50558/SB0389.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/1/e/9/b1e95a24/SB0389.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/4/3/2/84325c0b/SB0389.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/a/7/8/ba788412/SB0389.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/9/2/8/1928ff2f/SB0389.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/b/d/0/dbd0c1fb/SB0389.04.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/4/b/1/84b119ca/SB0389.04.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/3/3/5/f33557a9/SB0389.05.ENRH.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/9/9/8/6998e76a/SB0389.02.COMS.AMS001.pdf
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Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/e/a/c/0eac957d/SB0389.03.COMH.AMH003.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/6/f/e/c6fe17ef/SB0389.03.COMH.AMH004.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/2/8/3/1283b9a9/SB0389.03.COMH.AMH005.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/8/7/7/18774800/SB0389.03.COMH.AMH006.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/0/5/5/30553ae8/SB0389.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
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Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/8/d/1/a8d196cf/SB0389.02.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/c/e/7/0ce73fcd/SB0389.02.COMS.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/e/d/4/1ed4d779/SB0389.03.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/7/2/c/572c1bc9/SB0389.04.ENGH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/5/e/5/95e5b215/SB0389.04.ENGH.FN002.pdf
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Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/2/7/f/f27f24f6/SB0389.05.ENRH.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/4/1/4/74144527/SB0389.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/0/e/3/90e32fec/SB0389.24_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/1/b/8/d1b8127c/SB0389.33_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/b/e/2/6be2d199/SB0389.02.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/6/0/b/b60b87c8/SB0389.409_H.pdf
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