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Committee approves amendment and advances SB 139 A to floor to allow consolidated sharps-and-pharmaceuticals containers for treatment
Summary
On May 15 the House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment advanced Senate Bill 139 A, with an adopted A3 amendment, to allow certain consolidated containers of sharps and waste pharmaceuticals to be treated by permitted incinerators.
The House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment advanced Senate Bill 139 A, as amended, to the floor on May 15.
Staff summarized SB 139 A as permitting the consolidation of sharps and waste pharmaceuticals into a single container that meets specified state safety standards. The -A3 amendment clarified that sharps consolidated with waste pharmaceuticals would be contained for treatment rather than disposal and required that an incinerator accepting such consolidated loads be authorized by a state or federal permit.
Vice Chair Gamba moved adoption of the A3 amendment; the committee adopted the amendment without recorded opposition and then moved the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. Roll-call votes recorded affirmative votes from multiple members; the motion carried.
Staff reported a minimal fiscal impact and no revenue impact. Committee members had no extended debate in the transcript excerpt; the committee completed the work session on the bill and assigned a member to carry it to the floor.
