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House Environment and Transportation Committee opens 2026 session, outlines energy priority and subcommittee structure
Summary
The House Environment and Transportation Committee held an organizational meeting to open the 2026 session, introduced members and staff, set rules for hearings and votes, and named energy affordability and subcommittee assignments as immediate priorities.
The chair of the House Environment and Transportation Committee opened the panel's first meeting of the 2026 legislative session with organizational remarks, introduced members and staff, and set procedures for hearings, testimony and votes.
The chair told the committee that energy affordability will be a top priority this year while the panel also maintains responsibilities for transportation and environmental policy. "Affordability is at the top of that agenda," the chair said, adding the committee would pursue those goals while keeping sustainability in mind.
Members received a schedule of planned briefings and were asked to check the committee website for updates; staff will circulate topic documents after the meeting. The chair instructed members that…
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