Assigned to Committee Authored by Stan Gerdes (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility. Initially Referred to House Environmental Regulation Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 4271 requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to hold public meetings on composting facility permits if requested by a legislator representing the area where the facility is located or proposed to be located.
Sponsors: Kolkhorst (R)
Mar 10, 2025
(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Apr 1, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Environmental Regulation, chaired by a Republican
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
May 1, 2025
(H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
May 7, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 8, 2025
(H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 11, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
May 14, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#2571: Yea 137 (R 80, D 57) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0) View Source
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2678 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
May 16, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 4/24/2025) Testifying before H Environmental Regulation as Grant Williamson for Austin Wood Recycling (Thu 4/24/2025) Testifying before H Environmental Regulation as Manuel Rodriguez for self (with Living Earth and Texas Nursery & Landscape Association) (Thu 4/24/2025) Testifying before H Environmental Regulation as Steven Akers for self (with Back to nature) (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Curtis Smith for Texas Nursery and Landscape Association (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Kenneth Flippin for self (with US Green Building Council) (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Lora Hinchcliff for Texas Composting Council (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Steven Deline for self (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Steven Deline for self
For
(Thu 4/24/2025) Testifying before H Environmental Regulation as Ed Johnson for self (with Giddings economic development corporation) (Thu 4/24/2025) Testifying before H Environmental Regulation as Eric Hjorth for self (Thu 4/24/2025) Testifying before H Environmental Regulation as Frank Malinak for Lee County (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Adrian Shelley for Public Citizen (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Alexa Aragonez for City of Houston (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Annie Bolognino for self (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Cyrus Reed for Legislative and Conservation Director (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Lee Gabel for self (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Environmental Regulation as Tom Glass for self (with Lee County Conservatives)
