Regulation of grease control equipment.
Summary
Establishes a statewide regulatory scheme for grease control equipment. Provides that a waste water treatment plant must continue to accept septage under certain circumstances. Creates a process for septage haulers to resolve disputes with wastewater treatment plants with respect to accepting septage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Signed Mar 4, 2026
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House Bill (H)
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House Bill (S)
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to reflect its progression from the House to the Senate, changing the bill number designation from HB to EH and updating the dates to February 2026. The Senate added co-sponsors and recorded the bill's passage in the Senate. Substantive policy changes include renumbering sections and reorganizing the rules for grease control equipment exemptions, though the core requirement that facilities must install equipment if they generate fats, oils, or grease remains.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding grease control regulations remains consistent, but the text was reorganized to accommodate the Senate's amendments, specifically shifting the exemption criteria from subsection (c) to subsection (d).
TIMELINE
The bill's effective date and procedural dates were updated from January 2026 to February 2026 to reflect Senate action.
ELIGIBILITY
Senate co-sponsors (Niemeyer and Tomes) were added to the list of bill sponsors.
REQUIREMENT
The bill text was renumbered and reorganized; the exemption for facilities that do not generate fats, oils, or grease was moved from subsection (c) to subsection (d), and the requirement to install equipment upon changing characteristics was moved to subsection (d).
DEFINITION
The definition of 'regulated entity' was renumbered from section 9 to section 14, indicating a structural change in the bill's layout.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Jan 28, 2026
How they voted
46–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
12
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 4, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 379: yeas 96, nays 0
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 256: yeas 47, nays 1
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 120: yeas 85, nays 1
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Pressel) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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