Waste Incineration
Summary
Waste Incineration; Prohibits local government or DEP, respectively, from issuing construction permit for certain new solid waste disposal facility or waste-to-energy facility in specified areas.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Last action Jun 16, 2025
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This bill revision primarily involves technical formatting updates and page numbering corrections rather than substantive policy changes. The document was updated from version c1 to e1 (engrossed version 1), with page counts adjusted from 8 to 9 pages and minor spacing adjustments in the header text.
TECHNICAL
Page numbering updated from 'Page 1 of 8' to 'Page 1 of 9' and subsequent pages, indicating additional content was added to the document.
Bill identifier changed from 'hb1609-01-c1' to 'hb1609 -02-e1' to reflect the engrossed version status.
Minor spacing adjustment in the header text where 'REPRESENTATIVES' spacing was modified from 'RE P R E S E N T A T I V E S' to 'RE P R E S E N T A T I V E S'.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Apr 23, 2025
How they voted
24–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 30, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
61
Key actions
18
Committee
13
Amendments
4
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Amendment 159170 Refuse to Concur
lower
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 10
upper
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended to Senate amendment(s) (117705)
upper
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (159170)
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment 413632 as amended
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Amendment 539109 not allowed for consideration
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment 117705 adopted
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 24 NAYS 13
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (413632)
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 99, NAYS 13
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment 737141 adopted
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Amendment 517737 ruled out of order
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Amendment 140461 ruled out of order
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Borrero
RRepublican
P
Meg Weinberger
RRepublican
Co
Alex Rizo
RRepublican
Co
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Mitch Rosenwald
DDemocratic
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