Legislative Regulations Review Committee approves DEEP proposed rule on fine particulate matter
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Summary
On March 24, 2026, the Legislative Regulations Review Committee voted to approve Proposed Regulation 2026-008 from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on fine particulate matter and sulfur dioxide air-quality standards, accepting the LCO recommendation with technical corrections except for technical correction No. 2.
The Legislative Regulations Review Committee voted March 24, 2026, to approve Proposed Regulation 2026-008 from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, which addresses fine particulate matter and sulfur dioxide air-quality standards and establishes a fine particulate matter impact level. The motion to accept the Legislative Committee Office recommendation "approval in whole with technical corrections, except for technical correction number 2" was moved by Representative Fishbein and seconded by Senator Kissel.
Committee chair opened the meeting at 11:05 a.m., noted the co-chair was absent, and asked the administrator to call the roll. After a short, procedural exchange, the chair asked whether there was any discussion on the motion; no substantive debate was recorded in the transcript and no members asked to amend or postpone the recommendation.
The administrator then called a roll-call vote on the regulation. The transcript records multiple explicit announcements of "yes" votes and no recorded "no" or abstentions; members whose recorded statements include "X votes yes" in the transcript include Representative Higgins, Senator Ciccariello, Representative Fishman, Representative Godfrey, Representative Claire DiSteitria, Representative McGourty, Representative Rader and Senator Summers. The administrator confirmed collection of votes and the chair concluded the committee's business.
Following the vote, the committee moved to adjourn; Representative Fishbein moved the motion to adjourn and Senator Kissel seconded. The meeting ended after brief final remarks and a note that this was the committee's only item for the day.
The approved regulation as presented concerns state air-quality limits for fine particulate matter and the related impact level; the transcript refers to "sulfide dioxide," which appears to be a transcription error and is represented here as "sulfur dioxide" to reflect standard regulatory terminology. The record shows the committee acted on the LCO recommendation; the transcript contains no further debate, cost, implementation timeline, or agency compliance details for the regulation.
