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Forever chemicals:Indiana bill cutting protections from toxic PFAS chemicals appears to die in committee
Last year the general assembly passed a law with provisions that put the ultimate authority to restrict the use of certain pesticides in the hands of the legislature.
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Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
The transgender sports bill will likely die in committee, but that doesn’t absolve our legislators of their responsibility to maintain an open, democratic process.
—Josue Sierra, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
Forever chemicals:Indiana bill cutting protections from toxic PFAS chemicals appears to die in committee
Rokita filed Indiana's lawsuit in Shelby County, but said it could get moved to federal court.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Forever chemicals:Indiana bill cutting protections from toxic PFAS chemicals appears to die in committee
If approved, the legislation would change — in Indiana only — the definition of PFAS that is widely accepted by the scientific community, federal government and essentially every other state.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2024
Even those bills that die in committee, however, can shift the Overton window of acceptable government policies and be taken up later as part of broader economic policies.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
His House Bill 5218 will likely die in committee, but the message is clear.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
But the state will fall short of that goal, after lawmakers let thebill die in committee.
—oregonlive, 10 June 2023
Bills that would tackle problems that plagued Texans in wake of February’s winter storm through demand-side reductions have stagnated in the Legislature and are on track to die in committee.
—Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2021
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Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
The transgender sports bill will likely die in committee, but that doesn’t absolve our legislators of their responsibility to maintain an open, democratic process.
—Josue Sierra, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
Forever chemicals:Indiana bill cutting protections from toxic PFAS chemicals appears to die in committee
Rokita filed Indiana's lawsuit in Shelby County, but said it could get moved to federal court.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Forever chemicals:Indiana bill cutting protections from toxic PFAS chemicals appears to die in committee
If approved, the legislation would change — in Indiana only — the definition of PFAS that is widely accepted by the scientific community, federal government and essentially every other state.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2024
Even those bills that die in committee, however, can shift the Overton window of acceptable government policies and be taken up later as part of broader economic policies.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
His House Bill 5218 will likely die in committee, but the message is clear.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
But the state will fall short of that goal, after lawmakers let thebill die in committee.
—oregonlive, 10 June 2023
Bills that would tackle problems that plagued Texans in wake of February’s winter storm through demand-side reductions have stagnated in the Legislature and are on track to die in committee.
—Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2021
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“Die in committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20in%20committee. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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