2026 Legislation
PRIVATIZE POLLUTION PERMITS – HB 4102
Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process.
HB4102
Relating to Department of Environmental Quality regulatory processes; prescribing an effective date.
Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process.
This bill privatizes pollution permits for the Department of Environmental Quality, allowing for big corporations like Intel and Amazon to pay the 3rd-party issuer to expedite their pollution permits.
A hearing already took place on February 3. Legislators only listened to support testimony and ended the session without hearing a single opposition testimony.
Chief Sponsor(s): Representative Dobson, Lively, Senator Sollman
Regular Sponsor(s): Representative Evans, Fragala, Gomberg, Hartman, Isadore, Javadi, Levy B, Levy E, McLain, Nguyen D, Owens, Pham H, Rieke Smith, Walters, Watanabe, Senator Meek
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