HB3071

Filed without the Governor's Signature
Authored by Charlie Geren (R)
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Caption: Relating to cancellation of certain solid waste disposal permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Initially Referred to House Environmental Regulation Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 3071 mandates the automatic cancellation of municipal solid waste landfill permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) if the facility has not accepted waste for 25 years or if the original permit holder no longer owns the site.

Sponsors: Hancock (R)

Feb 20, 2025


(H) Geren signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 20, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Environmental Regulation, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 3, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Geren amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1687: Yea 134 (R 74, D 60) - Nay 7 (R 7, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Gates; Harrison; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Olcott; Toth

Absent - Kerwin; Little; Moody; Vasut

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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May 8, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1798: Yea 138 (R 77, D 61) - Nay 9 (R 9, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Money; Olcott; Vasut; Virdell

Absent - Jones, V.; Schatzline

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Venton Jones: "When Record No. 1798 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 9, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican
 

May 14, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Left pending in committee
 

May 21, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 25, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(S) Statement(s) submitted
 

May 26, 2025


(H) Senate passage as amended reported
(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 28, 2025


(H) House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
(H) House requests conference committee
(H) House appoints conferees
(S) House refuses to concur-reported
(S) House requests conference committee-reported
(S) House appoints conferees-reported
 

May 29, 2025


(S) Senate grants request for conference comm.
(S) Senate appoints conferees
(H) Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
(H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
 

May 30, 2025


(H) Conf. Comm. Report distributed
(S) Conference committee report filed
 

May 31, 2025


(H) House adopts conference committee report
(H) Record vote

RV#4107: Yea 101 (R 48, D 53) - Nay 30 (R 30, D 0)
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Yea - Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Dyson; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Lozano; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Patterson; Pierson; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Toth; Troxclair; Villalobos

Absent - Fairly; Jones, V.; Wu; Zwiener

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Erin Zwiener: "When Record No. 4107 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
(S) Senate adopts conference committee report
(S) Record vote

20250531_HB3071: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Hagenbuch

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(H) Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 2, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(H) Hancock signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Adam Burklund for Waste Connections, Inc.
 

On

(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Charly Fritz for TCEQ
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Charly Fritz for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)



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