House Democrats on Environmental Affairs Committee applaud the removal of wetlands language from bill

State Reps. Sue Errington (D-Muncie) and Maureen Bauer (D-South Bend), members of the House Environmental Affairs Committee, spoke out earlier this year about language inserted into Senate Bill 414 that would further strip protections from Indiana’s wetlands. 

During a conference committee hearing on the bill today, that language was ruled non-germane and removed from the bill. Bauer and Errington issued the following joint statement regarding the change:

“This revision in conference committee acknowledges that the wetland language inserted into SB 414, a septic bill, was non-germane. This is good news for residents of Indiana who overwhelmingly oppose any further rollbacks of our wetland protections. While we still have a lot of work to do to strengthen our environment and put in place further protections for our ecosystems, we’re glad to see this language removed from the legislation. The Indiana General Assembly has an obligation to protect the best interests of Hoosiers, including the environment where we live. We’ll be watching diligently to make sure this language is not added to any other legislation during these final days of session.”