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HB5600Introduced in the House

WAREHOUSE POLLUTION REDUCTION

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Introduced by Aaron Ortiz, District 1

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Creates the Warehouse Pollution Reduction Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to propose and the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules establishing a qualifying warehouse review program. Provides for reporting, recordkeeping, and notice requirements; annual emissions-reduction targets; and a system of points for air-pollution mitigation measures. Requires construction permits for new or modified qualifying warehouses and sets conditions for permit issuance, including zero-emission readiness and buffer requirements near sensitive receptors. Establishes a qualifying warehouse registry and requires public access to reports, notices, and permitting records. Provides for mitigation fees and directs their use in the same geographic area as the site of the qualifying warehouse. Requires the Agency to develop an air-quality modeling program and publish results annually. Creates the Warehouse Pollution Management Fund and provides for fee collection and deposit. Prohibits certain acts, provides civil penalties, authorizes enforcement and citizen suits, and allows recovery of attorney's fees. Limits home rule powers. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change.

Where it stands

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  5. Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  9. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

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