SB425
Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Chief Patron:
Lamont Bagby (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy.
Requires cities with populations greater than 20,000 and counties with populations greater than 100,000 to consider, at the next and all subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan, adopting an environmental justice strategy. The bill provides that the locality's strategy shall be to identify environmental justice and fenceline communities within the ... (More) jurisdiction of the local planning commission and identify objectives and policies to reduce health risks, to promote civic engagement, and to prioritize improvements and programs that address the needs of environmental justice and fenceline communities, as those terms are defined by the bill. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100586D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read first time
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Local Government Amendments agreed to
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Local Government Amendments agreed to
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
