Senate committee
Natural Resources and the Environment
The Committee on Natural Resources & the Environment has general jurisdiction over issues that relate to the development, regulation and conservation of the state's public lands and its natural resources including water, energy (such as surface mining and oil and gas production) and wildlife (including hunting and fishing).
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
SR989
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); to reinstate and fully fund radiological and water quality protections for the Savannah River and surrounding communities; urge
March 19, 2026Pending: Senate Natural Resources and the Environment
SR988
U.S. Congress; to cancel the proposed plutonium pit plant at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site; urge
March 19, 2026Pending: Senate Natural Resources and the Environment
SB577
"Coordinated PFAS Remediation Act"; enact
February 26, 2026Pending: Senate Natural Resources and the Environment
SB538
"Forever Chemicals Transparency Act"; enact
February 20, 2026Pending: Senate Natural Resources and the Environment
SR584
State-wide Water Management Plan; ratify amendments
January 27, 2026Pending: Senate Natural Resources and the Environment
SB135
"Coastal Island Preservation Act"; enact
February 11, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources and the Environment