Senate adopts amendment directing emergency rules for subsidence, passes House File 2765

Senator Rosenblum of Marion introduced House File 2765, saying the bill "originated to help address issues that, arose due to a subsidence in Marion County." On the floor she presented Senate Amendment 5250 and described its changes: the amendment strikes duplicative procedural language, directs the Division of Soil and Water Quality to adopt emergency rules to regulate land affected by subsidence, and changes the bill's effective date to enactment to expedite implementation.

"Senate amendment 52 50 strikes procedural language in the bill and instead replaces this language with directing the division of soil and water quality to adopt emergency rules that provide for the regulation of the land affected by a subsidence," Senator Rosenblum said. She moved adoption of the amendment; the ayes prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

The Senate returned to House File 2765 as amended. Senator Rosenblum moved that the amended bill be read for the final time and placed on its passage. The secretary read the amended bill title and the Senate opened the voting system. Roll-call votes recorded 46 ayes and 0 nays; the chair declared the bill passed and the title agreed to.

Senator Klemish subsequently asked unanimous consent to immediately message House File 2756 and House File 2765 to the House; the chair ordered the messaging after hearing no objections. The Senate recessed later in the day. The floor record attributes the emergency-rule directive to the amendment adopted on the floor; the transcript does not include the full administrative-rule language or additional implementing guidance beyond what the amendment summary provided on the floor.