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Committee approves several environment and transportation bills, schedules sewer-interceptor briefing

House Environment and Transportation Committee · February 16, 2026
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Summary

The House Environment and Transportation Committee approved HB146 (as amended), HB164, HB220 (as amended), HB55 and HB177 by voice vote during a Feb. 13 session; the committee also accepted withdrawals and scheduled a 2 p.m. briefing on the Potomac Sewer Interceptor rupture.

The House Environment and Transportation Committee met Friday, Feb. 13, for voting list number 2 and approved several bills by voice vote, accepted withdrawals, and scheduled a briefing on the Potomac Sewer Interceptor rupture.

Chair Stein reported the environment subcommittee recommended HB146 favorably and moved a technical clarifying amendment to specify two references to “the department” mean the Department of the Environment. The amendment was seconded and approved by voice vote. The committee then moved HB146 as amended and approved it; the chair noted members to be recorded in opposition: Delegate Jacobs, Delegate Baker, Delegate Grammer and Delegate Naraki. Delegates Long and Holmes added themselves as cosponsors.

Chair Stein also reported HP/HB164 as straight favorable from the subcommittee with no amendments. The committee moved and approved the bill by voice vote; the chair noted there was no…

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