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HB4271 • 2025

Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.

Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gerdes
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
05/21/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.

Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  7. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  8. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  9. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2678

  10. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  12. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  15. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2571

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  18. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  19. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  22. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  24. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  25. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  26. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  28. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  31. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Environmental Regulation

  32. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4271 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R26652 DRS-D

By: Gerdes

H.B. No. 4271

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on

Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a

composting facility.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 361.428, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:

(f)

The executive director shall hold a public meeting in

the county in which a composting facility is proposed to be located

and for which a permit, registration, or notification is required

by commission rule on the request of a member of the legislature

whose district includes the site at which the facility is proposed

to be located.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.