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Indiana SB 277 — Indiana department of environmental management.
Indiana, 2026. SB 277: Indiana department of environmental management.
Latest action
March 5, 2026 — Signed by the Governor
Summary
Amends, repeals, or adds certain terms. Makes certain changes concerning the purpose, structure, and powers of the department of environmental management (department) or the environmental rules board. Prohibits the department from basing a decision solely on federal risk values that have not been promulgated through federal rulemaking. Instructs the department to avoid the use of federal risk values that are at or below background concentrations in air, water, soil, or sediment. Makes certain changes to various boards or funds. Eliminates or amends rulemaking provisions. Makes certain changes to hearing and permitting processes. Changes or eliminates certain reporting requirements. Makes various changes to the water pollution statutes. Makes various changes to the solid waste and hazardous waste management statutes. Repeals or amends various sections regarding: (1) hazardous substances; (2) the voluntary remediation programs; (3) regional water districts; and (4) citizen lawsuits. Amends provisions concerning the establishment of certain fees and the use of fee schedules. Repeals the division of pollution prevention and the office of voluntary compliance. Makes conforming, stylistic, and technical changes.
Sponsors
- Rick Niemeyer — primary sponsor
- Justin Busch — primary sponsor
- Beau Baird — primary sponsor
- Doug Miller
Bill text
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Recorded votes
SB 277 - Niemeyer
February 26, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 26 · no: 21 · excused: 1 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (50)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Doriot | not voting |
| Bassler | not voting |
| Pol | excused |
| Taylor | no |
| Jackson, L | no |
| Deery | no |
| Spencer | no |
| Hunley | no |
| Crider | no |
| Randolph | no |
| Goode | no |
| Carrasco | no |
| Yoder | no |
| Qaddoura | no |
| Glick | no |
| Buchanan | no |
| Walker K | no |
| Niezgodski | no |
| Freeman | no |
| Becker | no |
| Walker G | no |
| McKinley | no |
| Ford J.D. | no |
| Alting | no |
| Niemeyer | yes |
| Gaskill | yes |
| Busch | yes |
| Mishler | yes |
| Garten | yes |
| Buck | yes |
| Young | yes |
| Maxwell | yes |
| Donato | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Tomes | yes |
| Leising | yes |
| Dernulc | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Schmitt | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Clark | yes |
| Bohacek | yes |
| Rogers | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Charbonneau | yes |
| Baldwin | yes |
| Raatz | yes |
| Holdman | yes |
| Byrne | yes |
| Alexander | yes |
SB 277 - Niemeyer - 3rd Reading
January 29, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 29 · no: 19 · excused: 1 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (49)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Becker | excused |
| Spencer | no |
| Pol | no |
| Ford J.D. | no |
| Yoder | no |
| Schmitt | no |
| Niezgodski | no |
| Deery | no |
| Walker K | no |
| Rogers | no |
| Jackson, L | no |
| Crider | no |
| Walker G | no |
| Randolph | no |
| Hunley | no |
| Clark | no |
| Taylor | no |
| Qaddoura | no |
| Glick | no |
| Alting | no |
| Maxwell | yes |
| Freeman | yes |
| Buck | yes |
| Leising | yes |
| Doriot | yes |
| Buchanan | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Donato | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Young | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Dernulc | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Tomes | yes |
| Holdman | yes |
| Charbonneau | yes |
| Bohacek | yes |
| Raatz | yes |
| Goode | yes |
| Carrasco | yes |
| Bassler | yes |
| Niemeyer | yes |
| Gaskill | yes |
| Byrne | yes |
| Baldwin | yes |
| Mishler | yes |
| Garten | yes |
| Busch | yes |
| Alexander | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 30 · no: 63 · excused: 3 · not voting: 4
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Morris | not voting |
| Lucas | not voting |
| Behning | not voting |
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Pressel | no |
| Lehman | no |
| Genda | no |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Prescott | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Pierce, K | no |
| Lawson | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Wesco | no |
| Payne | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Davis | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| Patterson | no |
| King | no |
| Culp | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| Criswell | no |
| Teshka | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Judy | no |
| Commons | no |
| Sweet | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Cash | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| Meltzer | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Soliday | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Isa | no |
| Borders | no |
| Snow | no |
| McGuire | no |
| Ireland | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Smith, H | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Hostettler | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| May | no |
| Heine | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Slager | no |
| Manning | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Baird | no |
| Shonkwiler | no |
| Lopez | no |
| Greene | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Rowray | no |
| Lindauer | no |
| Goss-Reaves | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 39 · no: 55 · excused: 4 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Soliday | not voting |
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Lopez | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Pierce, K | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Payne | no |
| Lawson | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Davis | no |
| Wesco | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| King | no |
| Culp | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| Morris | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| Criswell | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Judy | no |
| Commons | no |
| Teshka | no |
| Meltzer | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Borders | no |
| Snow | no |
| McGuire | no |
| Isa | no |
| Behning | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Hostettler | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Slager | no |
| May | no |
| Heine | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Rowray | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Baird | no |
| Pressel | no |
| Lindauer | no |
| Greene | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Prescott | no |
| Lehman | no |
| Genda | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Sweet | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Cash | yes |
| Smith, H | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Goss-Reaves | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Shonkwiler | yes |
| Manning | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bascom | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Ireland | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 29 · no: 66 · excused: 3 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Bartels | not voting |
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Pressel | no |
| Lindauer | no |
| Goss-Reaves | no |
| Prescott | no |
| Lehman | no |
| Genda | no |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Pierce, K | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Payne | no |
| Lawson | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Wesco | no |
| Patterson | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Davis | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| King | no |
| Culp | no |
| Thompson | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| Criswell | no |
| Teshka | no |
| Morris | no |
| Judy | no |
| Commons | no |
| Sweet | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Cash | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| Meltzer | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Soliday | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Isa | no |
| Borders | no |
| Snow | no |
| McGuire | no |
| Ireland | no |
| Behning | no |
| Smith, H | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Hostettler | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| May | no |
| Heine | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Slager | no |
| Manning | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Baird | no |
| Shonkwiler | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Hall | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Rowray | no |
| Lopez | no |
| Greene | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 35 · no: 58 · excused: 3 · not voting: 4
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Pierce, K | not voting |
| Meltzer | not voting |
| Hostettler | not voting |
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Rowray | no |
| Lindauer | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Pressel | no |
| Lehman | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Prescott | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| Davis | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Payne | no |
| Lawson | no |
| Culp | no |
| Wesco | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Criswell | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| Commons | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Morris | no |
| Judy | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Teshka | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Borders | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Behning | no |
| Soliday | no |
| McGuire | no |
| Isa | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Snow | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Ireland | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Smith, H | no |
| May | no |
| Heine | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| Manning | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Baird | no |
| Slager | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Greene | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Shonkwiler | no |
| Lopez | no |
| Genda | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Patterson | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Sweet | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Goss-Reaves | yes |
| Cash | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| King | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 48 · no: 49 · excused: 3 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Smaltz | no |
| Lopez | no |
| Genda | no |
| Slager | no |
| Lindauer | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Rowray | no |
| Lehman | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Mr. Speaker | no |
| Prescott | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| Culp | no |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| Lawson | no |
| Commons | no |
| Yocum | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Borders | no |
| Wesco | no |
| Morris | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| Behning | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Judy | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Meltzer | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Teshka | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Heine | no |
| Baird | no |
| Soliday | no |
| May | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Snow | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Greene | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Sweet | yes |
| Payne | yes |
| Ireland | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Hostettler | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Smith, H | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Criswell | yes |
| Shonkwiler | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| McGuire | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Cash | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Manning | yes |
| Goss-Reaves | yes |
| Carbaugh | yes |
| Pressel | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| King | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Pierce, K | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Isa | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 29 · no: 62 · excused: 3 · not voting: 6
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Wesco | not voting |
| Meltzer | not voting |
| Soliday | not voting |
| Prescott | not voting |
| Patterson | not voting |
| Heaton | not voting |
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Pressel | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Pierce, K | no |
| Lawson | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Mr. Speaker | no |
| Payne | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Davis | no |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| King | no |
| Culp | no |
| Yocum | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| Criswell | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| Morris | no |
| Judy | no |
| Commons | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Cash | no |
| Teshka | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Sweet | no |
| McGuire | no |
| Isa | no |
| Borders | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Ireland | no |
| Behning | no |
| Snow | no |
| May | no |
| Hostettler | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Smith, H | no |
| Manning | no |
| Heine | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Hall | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Slager | no |
| Lopez | no |
| Greene | no |
| Baird | no |
| Shonkwiler | no |
| Lindauer | no |
| Goss-Reaves | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Rowray | no |
| Lehman | no |
| Genda | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 50 · no: 44 · excused: 3 · not voting: 3
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Wesco | not voting |
| Teshka | not voting |
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Meltzer | no |
| Judy | no |
| Culp | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Criswell | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Soliday | no |
| May | no |
| Isa | no |
| Borders | no |
| Snow | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Hostettler | no |
| Behning | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| Lindauer | no |
| Heine | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Prescott | no |
| Lehman | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Payne | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| Greene | no |
| Baird | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Lawson | no |
| Genda | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Morris | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Porter | yes |
| King | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Sweet | yes |
| Pierce, K | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Ireland | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Steuerwald | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| Commons | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Olthoff | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Smith, H | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Cash | yes |
| Slager | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Shonkwiler | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Goss-Reaves | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| McGuire | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Rowray | yes |
| Manning | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Bascom | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Lopez | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Pressel | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 29 · no: 67 · excused: 3 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Prescott | no |
| Lehman | no |
| Genda | no |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Pierce, K | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Payne | no |
| Lawson | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Wesco | no |
| Patterson | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Davis | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| King | no |
| Culp | no |
| Thompson | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| Criswell | no |
| Teshka | no |
| Morris | no |
| Judy | no |
| Commons | no |
| Sweet | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Cash | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| Meltzer | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Soliday | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Isa | no |
| Borders | no |
| Snow | no |
| McGuire | no |
| Ireland | no |
| Behning | no |
| Smith, H | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Hostettler | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| May | no |
| Heine | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Slager | no |
| Manning | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Shonkwiler | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Hall | no |
| Baird | no |
| Rowray | no |
| Lopez | no |
| Greene | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Pressel | no |
| Lindauer | no |
| Goss-Reaves | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 34 · no: 60 · excused: 3 · not voting: 3
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Meltzer | not voting |
| Hatcher | not voting |
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Prescott | no |
| Lehman | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Pierce, K | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Wesco | no |
| Payne | no |
| Lawson | no |
| Davis | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Culp | no |
| Thompson | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| Criswell | no |
| Teshka | no |
| Morris | no |
| Judy | no |
| Commons | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Soliday | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Borders | no |
| Snow | no |
| McGuire | no |
| Isa | no |
| Behning | no |
| Smith, H | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Ireland | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| May | no |
| Hostettler | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Slager | no |
| Manning | no |
| Heine | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Shonkwiler | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Baird | no |
| Rowray | no |
| Lopez | no |
| Greene | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Pressel | no |
| Lindauer | no |
| Genda | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Sweet | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Goss-Reaves | yes |
| Cash | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| King | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 2nd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 34 · no: 56 · excused: 3 · not voting: 7
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Slager | not voting |
| Lindauer | not voting |
| Dvorak | not voting |
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Meltzer | not voting |
| Jeter | not voting |
| Cash | not voting |
| Pack | excused |
| Moed | excused |
| Haggard | excused |
| Zimmerman | no |
| Pierce, K | no |
| Lawson | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Payne | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Davis | no |
| Wesco | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| King | no |
| Culp | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Karickhoff | no |
| Criswell | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Morris | no |
| Judy | no |
| Commons | no |
| Teshka | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Ireland | no |
| Borders | no |
| Soliday | no |
| McGuire | no |
| Hostettler | no |
| Behning | no |
| Snow | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Heine | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| May | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Shonkwiler | no |
| Manning | no |
| Greene | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Rowray | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Goss-Reaves | no |
| Baird | no |
| Pressel | no |
| Lehman | no |
| Genda | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Prescott | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Isa | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Sweet | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Smith, H | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Lopez | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 277 - Baird - 3rd Reading
February 24, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 53 · no: 45 · excused: 0 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Morris | not voting |
| Gore | not voting |
| Pierce, K | no |
| Jackson, C | no |
| Errington | no |
| Pfaff | no |
| Isa | no |
| Dvorak | no |
| Payne | no |
| Hostettler | no |
| DeLaney | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Patterson | no |
| Hatcher | no |
| Dant Chesser | no |
| Sweet | no |
| Pack | no |
| Harris | no |
| Clere | no |
| Summers | no |
| Novak | no |
| Hamilton | no |
| Cash | no |
| Smith, V | no |
| Moseley | no |
| Hall | no |
| Campbell | no |
| Smith, H | no |
| Moed | no |
| Haggard | no |
| Burton | no |
| Shackleford | no |
| Miller, K | no |
| Greene | no |
| Bauer | no |
| Pryor | no |
| Manning | no |
| GiaQuinta | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Porter | no |
| Klinker | no |
| Genda | no |
| Bartlett | no |
| Pierce, M | no |
| Johnson, B | no |
| Garcia Wilburn | no |
| Andrade | no |
| Shonkwiler | yes |
| Lindauer | yes |
| Engleman | yes |
| Rowray | yes |
| Lehman | yes |
| DeVon | yes |
| Pressel | yes |
| Ledbetter | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Mr. Speaker | yes |
| Prescott | yes |
| Lawson | yes |
| Culp | yes |
| Zimmerman | yes |
| Olthoff | yes |
| Lauer | yes |
| Criswell | yes |
| Wesco | yes |
| O'Brien | yes |
| King | yes |
| Commons | yes |
| VanNatter | yes |
| Miller, D | yes |
| Karickhoff | yes |
| Carbaugh | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Meltzer | yes |
| Judy | yes |
| Borders | yes |
| Teshka | yes |
| McNamara | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| Behning | yes |
| Steuerwald | yes |
| McGuire | yes |
| Jeter | yes |
| Bartels | yes |
| Soliday | yes |
| Mayfield | yes |
| Ireland | yes |
| Barrett | yes |
| Snow | yes |
| May | yes |
| Heine | yes |
| Baird | yes |
| Smaltz | yes |
| Lucas | yes |
| Heaton | yes |
| Aylesworth | yes |
| Slager | yes |
| Lopez | yes |
| Goss-Reaves | yes |
| Abbott | yes |
Legislative history
- Signed by the Governor
- Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the Speaker
- Public Law 135
- Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 296: yeas 26, nays 21
- Motion to concur filed
- Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 356: yeas 53, nays 45
- Amendment #6 (Novak) failed; Roll Call 323: yeas 39, nays 55
- Amendment #14 (Jackson C) failed; Roll Call 324: yeas 35, nays 58
- Amendment #12 (Errington) failed; Division of the House: yeas 37, nays 54
- Amendment #22 (Cash) prevailed; voice vote
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #9 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 332: yeas 29, nays 66
- Amendment #15 (Jackson C) failed; Roll Call 331: yeas 29, nays 67
- Amendment #10 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 330: yeas 34, nays 56
- Amendment #2 (Bauer) failed; Roll Call 329: yeas 29, nays 62
- Amendment #5 (Bauer) prevailed; Roll Call 328: yeas 50, nays 44
- Amendment #17 (Jackson C) failed; Roll Call 327: yeas 30, nays 63
- Amendment #3 (Bauer) failed; Roll Call 326: yeas 48, nays 49
- Amendment #8 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 325: yeas 34, nays 60
- Amendment #27 (Baird) prevailed; voice vote
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 141: yeas 29, nays 19
- Representative Miller D added as cosponsor
- House sponsor: Representative Baird
- Referred to the House
- Amendment #5 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
- Senator Busch added as second author
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
- Authored by Senator Niemeyer
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