HB 526-FN (2025): establishing a climate change and damage division in the department of environmental services.
Cite this page
Granite Record indexes the General Court’s record; it is not that record. Where a citation allows only one source, cite the General Court — every page here links to what it is drawn from. The date below is the day the page was read.
- MLA
- “HB 526-FN (2025): establishing a climate change and damage division in the department of environmental services.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/bill/2025/hb526. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- APA
- Granite Record. (n.d.). HB 526-FN (2025): establishing a climate change and damage division in the department of environmental services. Retrieved 19 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/bill/2025/hb526
- Chicago
- Granite Record. “HB 526-FN (2025): establishing a climate change and damage division in the department of environmental services.” Accessed 19 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/bill/2025/hb526.
- BibTeX
@misc{bill-2025-hb526, title = {HB 526-FN (2025): establishing a climate change and damage division in the department of environmental services.}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/bill/2025/hb526}, note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026} }
HB 526-FN (2025)
establishing a climate change and damage division in the department of environmental services.
- Status: Died on the table
- Term: 2025-2026
- House committee: Science, Technology and Energy
- Subject: Environment - Administration
The Story
It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Science, Technology and Energy committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 21, 2025, with 35 people signed in online: 28 in support and 7 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on January 21, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House kill it, and the minority recommended that the House pass it, by a vote of 10–8. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On February 6, 2025 the House adopted “Lay HB526 on Table” on a voice vote, on a motion by Rep. Jason Osborne. The bill died on the table when the session ended on December 17, 2025, having been set aside and never taken back up.
Sponsors
- Rep. Wendy Thomas (D - Hills 12) (prime sponsor)
Hearings and Sessions
- January 21, 2025, 2:00 PM: public hearing, House Science, Technology and Energy, LOB 302-304
- January 21, 2025, 3:30 PM: executive session, House Science, Technology and Energy, LOB 302-304
- February 6, 2025: floor debate, House
Votes
- February 6, 2025, House: Lay HB526 on Table — voice vote, passed
- February 6, 2025, House: Lay on Table — yeas 207, nays 146, passed
The Docket
- January 9, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy
- January 21, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/21/2025 02:00 pm LOB 302-304
- January 21, 2025: Executive Session: 01/21/2025 03:30 pm LOB 302-304
- January 21, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/21/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
- January 30, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- February 6, 2025: Lay HB526 on Table (Rep. Osborne): MA VV 02/06/2025
- December 17, 2025: Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025