2021 House Bill 4771

Expand asbestos mitigation rules, requirements, restrictions

Introduced in the House

May 4, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Bill Sowerby (D-31)

To revise the penalties a state board of occupational health and safety compliance and appeals may impose on asbestos-related violations by contractors, and limit to specified percentages the amount the board may reduce a civil penalty based on a hearings officer’s report.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation

May 27, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 2, 2021

Passed in the House 88 to 14 (details)

Received in the Senate

Nov. 3, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality