Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on March 6, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 4167
Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study environmental regulation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to study regulation of the environment and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study environmental regulation. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2027. Sunsets on January 2, 2028.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 5 to March 6, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 6 · stopped29 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days
RulesFeb 5 to Mar 6 · stopped29 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 6
- Feb 5Introduced
- Sent to Rules
- Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives