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Relates to permits granted in coastal erosion hazard areas.

This bill has been introduced and is waiting on committee action.

What this bill does

Relates to permits granted in coastal erosion hazard areas; provides that as a condition of any permit issued in a coastal erosion hazard area, the department of environmental conservation shall require green infrastructure to help reduce stormwater runoff and mitigate coastal erosion.

Official title from the legislative record. Budget and omnibus bills list every Part in this field; the heading above is the opening clause.

Why we track this bill

Tracked because its title refers to sea level rise and coastal resilience, stormwater management and runoff and erosion. Our relevance score for this bill is 99 out of 100. Scoring is automatic and rule-based — see the methodology for how it is calculated.

StormwaterOceans & CoastsFlooding & ResilienceWater Quality

What has happened so far

The complete official action history, newest first.

  1. January 7, 2026

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    Senate
  2. September 10, 2025

    REFERRED TO RULES

    Senate

Documents

Official bill text, amendments and analyses. Links go to the authoritative source wherever one is published.

Bill text