Administrative rules; adopting environmental protection criteria stricter than federal requirements prohibited
What it does: This act prohibits a state agency from adopting or amending a rule that establishes numeric limitations or criteria for certain substances relating to environmental protection that: (1) is more stringent or extensive than federal requirements on the same topic; and (2) if there are no federal requirements on the same topic, is not based on the best available science and weight of scientific research for each substance to which the rule applies. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: Third Reading in Second House
The tally
Yes 67 · No 30 · Not voting 7
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Republicans | 67 | 3 | 5 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 3 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bob FincherR37No
- Chris SellsR90No
- Matthew HammettR92No
The full roll (104)
Yes 67
- Alan BakerR66
- Allen TreadawayR51
- Andy WhittR6
- Arnold MooneyR43
- Ben HarrisonR2
- Ben RobbinsR33
- Bill LambR62
- Brett EasterbrookR65
- Brock ColvinR26
- Bryan BrinyarkR16
- Bubba UnderwoodR3
- Chad RobertsonR40
- Chip BrownR105
- Chris BlackshearR80
- Chris PringleR101
- Cindy MyrexR12
- Corley EllisR41
- Craig LipscombR30
- Danny CrawfordR5
- Danny GarrettR44
- David FaulknerR46
- David StandridgeR34
- Donna GivensR64
- Ed OliverR81
- Ernie YarbroughR7
- Frances Holk-JonesR95
- Ginny ShaverR39
- Greg BarnesR13
- Heath AllbrightR11
- James LomaxR20
- Jamie KielR18
- Jeana RossR27
- Jeff SorrellsR87
- Jennifer FidlerR94
- Jerry StarnesR88
- Jim CarnsR48
- Jim HillR50
- Joe LovvornR79
- Kenneth PaschalR73
- Mack ButlerR28
- Marcus ParamoreR89
- Margie WilcoxR104
- Mark GidleyR29
- Mark ShireyR100
- Mike KirklandR23
- Mike ShawR47
- Nathaniel LedbetterR24
- Norman CrowR63
- Paul LeeR86
- Phillip PettusR1
- Phillip RigsbyR25
- Randy WoodR36
- Reed IngramR75
- Rex ReynoldsR21
- Rhett MarquesR91
- Rick RehmR85
- Ritchie WhortonR22
- Ron BoltonR61
- Russell BedsoleR49
- Scott StadthagenR9
- Shane StringerR102
- Steve ClouseR93
- Steve HurstR35
- Susan DuBoseR45
- Terri CollinsR8
- Troy StubbsR31
- Van SmithR42
No 30
- A.J. McCampbellD71
- Adline ClarkeD97
- Anthony DanielsD53
- Barbara BoydD32
- Barbara DrummondD103
- Bob FincherR37
- Chris EnglandD70
- Chris SellsR90
- Curtis TravisD72
- Jeremy GrayD83
- Juandalynn GivanD60
- Kelvin DatcherD52
- Kelvin LawrenceD69
- Laura HallD19
- Marilyn LandsD10
- Mary MooreD59
- Matthew HammettR92
- Napoleon BracyD98
- Neil RaffertyD54
- Ontario TillmanD56
- Patrick SellersD57
- Pebblin WarrenD82
- Penni McClammyD76
- Phillip EnslerD74
- Prince ChestnutD67
- Rolanda HollisD58
- Sam JonesD99
- TaShina MorrisD77
- Thomas JacksonD68
- Travis HendrixD55
Not voting 7
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.