2018 Senate Bill 881

House Roll Call 286: Passed

To revise a regulatory permit exemption for a mining operation that holds mineral tailings or deposits in a body of water the company owns. The bill would slightly broaden the exemption, while clarifying that the exemptions do not apply to any discharge of waste or waste effluent that escapes the tailings pit.

63 Yeas / 45 Nays
Republican (61 Yeas / 2 Nays)
Democrat (2 Yeas / 43 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (1)