Became law as Public Act 26-124, signed June 4, 2026, 113 days after it was filed.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5153
AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATED STATUTES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To make minor revisions to various statutes under the authority of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
8 co-sponsors
Josh Elliott, Joseph P. Gresko, Brandon Chafee, John-Michael Parker, Aundre Bumgardner, Farley Santos, Kenneth Gucker, Tom Delnicki
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 11 to June 4, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action21 actions on 12 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to May 179 days
Environment CommitteeFeb 11 to Mar 421 days
In the SenateMay 1 to May 65 days
Waiting to be sentMay 6 to May 2721 days
With the GovernorMay 27 to Jun 48 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 1 · Adopted May 6
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – May 1
- Feb 11Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Feb 13Heard in Environment Committee
- Mar 4Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 1The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate May 1 – May 6
- May 1Sent to the Senate
- May 6The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor May 20 – Jun 4
- May 20Numbered Public Act 26-124
- May 27Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jun 4Signed by the Governor
All 21 actions, as published
- Feb 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 4Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 13REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 19FILE NO.Both houses
- May 1HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 1HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 1IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
- May 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 6SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 6SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 6ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- May 20PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 27TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- May 27TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jun 4SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor