During the Jan. 31 executive session of the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee members considered and acted on several bills. Committeeactions were conducted by voice vote; the transcript records outcomes but not roll‑call tallies. Key outcomes recorded in the public transcript are summarized below.

Votes at a glance

- Senate Bill 5175 (photovoltaic module stewardship): Proposed substitute A was adopted by voice vote. The committee then voted to send the proposed substitute with a due‑pass recommendation to the Senate Ways & Means Committee. Outcome: adopted; due‑pass recommendation to Ways & Means (passed subject to signatures).

- Senate Bill 5241 (energy facility/site language and related clarifications): Proposed substitute B was adopted by voice vote. The committee voted to send the proposed substitute with a due‑pass recommendation to the Senate Rules Committee. Outcome: adopted; due‑pass recommendation to Rules (passed subject to signatures).

- Senate Bill 5236 (date and content amendments for anesthesia greenhouse gases; proposed substitute C): The committee adopted proposed substitute C and voted to send the bill with a due‑pass recommendation to the Ways & Means Committee. Outcome: adopted; due‑pass recommendation to Ways & Means (passed subject to signatures).

- Senate Bill 5360 (environmental crimes; proposed substitute E): Committee considered three floor amendments: E‑1 (offered by Sen. Short) failed by voice vote; E‑2 (Sen. Harris) passed; E‑3 (Sen. Lovett) passed. A motion to refer the bill to Law & Justice failed; the committee ultimately moved the amended proposed substitute forward with a due‑pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. Outcome: substitute amended with E‑2 and E‑3 adopted; bill moved forward with recommendation to Rules (passed subject to signatures).

- Senate Bill 5036 / 5036 variant (climate leadership and accountability reporting; record in transcript as "50 36"): The committee voted to send the bill with a due‑pass recommendation to the Ways & Means Committee. Outcome: adopted; due‑pass recommendation to Ways & Means (passed subject to signatures).

Procedure notes and constraints

- The transcript records voice votes and chair calls for "aye" and "nay"; no roll‑call votes or individual member tallies were printed in the transcript excerpt.
- Several motions were made by named senators (e.g., Senator Short moved amendment E‑1; Senator Harris moved E‑2; Senator Lovett moved E‑3). Many other adoption motions in the transcript were presented as "Madam Chair, I move" without a full printed name in the excerpt.
- Where amendments were debated, the transcript captures brief sponsor remarks and rationale for aye/no votes; one amendment (E‑1) was rejected after the sponsor said it could have unintended consequences.

What the transcript does not show

- Roll‑call tallies or individual yes/no votes for most items; the public record in this transcript shows voice outcomes only.
- Full text of substituted bills or all amendments as enacted into the committee substitute; staff referenced proposed substitute labels (A, B, C, E) and amendment labels (E‑1, E‑2, E‑3), which should be consulted in the official committee packet for exact statutory language.

Committee staff and members indicated continued work on some bills and said several items were being sent to other committees for additional jurisdictional review and concurrence.