HB5600Introduced in the House
WAREHOUSE POLLUTION REDUCTION
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
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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