House Speaker Ron Mariano said Wednesday that his chamber could pursue climate-related legislation this session, a move that would add one more item to the branch’s already busy end-of-session agenda.

The Quincy Democrat did not delve into specifics but told reporters Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy Co-Chair Rep. Jeff Roy approached him “about something that he’s getting ready to bring out.”

“Well, that’s funny, we were just talking about that. We are working on something,” Mariano said when asked if the House had any interest in a climate bill.

Senate President Karen Spilka signaled last month that Democrats in her chamber are preparing to release a “comprehensive plan” to address climate change. The Ashland Democrat also did not cover specifics but mentioned public transportation and emissions-free travel as ways to combat climate change.

$400M tax-exempt bonds boost Beth Israel Lahey

One of the state’s largest health care providers will finance an array of projects across its campuses with $400 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by the state’s development financing agency.

Beth Israel Lahey Health also plans to used proceeds from the MassDevelopment bonds to implement electronic medical record and information systems.

The bond issuance, announced Wednesday, will help advance work at the Klarman Building at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and help Beth Israel Lahey Health to “buy, build, expand, remodel, and renovate facilities at multiple locations across its health care system.”