SB2203

In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber
Authored by Brian Birdwell (R)
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Caption: Relating to rules providing for certification of issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings by the commission.
Initially Referred to Senate Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Environmental Regulation Committee, chaired by a Republican
Sponsors: Darby (R)

Mar 11, 2025


(S) Birdwell signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Mar 25, 2025


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

Apr 23, 2025


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

Apr 24, 2025


(S) Posting rule suspended
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

Apr 28, 2025


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

May 6, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 9, 2025


(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Removed from local & uncontested calendar
 

May 12, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250512_SB2203_FA1: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

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

Absent - Gutierrez

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to engrossment as amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250512_SB2203_E: Yea 29 (R 19, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

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

Nay - Hagenbuch

Absent - Gutierrez

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250512_SB2203_3R: Yea 29 (R 19, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

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

Nay - Hagenbuch

Absent - Gutierrez

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
(H) Received from the Senate
 

May 14, 2025


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

May 19, 2025


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 22, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 23, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 24, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 


(S) Darby signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Natural Resources as Chris Macomb for Waste Management of Texas, Inc.
(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Natural Resources as Emily Lindley for Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Evgenia Spears for Sierra Club
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Ferrell Fields for Republic Services
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Gabriela Perdichizzi for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Logan Harrell for Texas Chemistry Council
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Samantha Omey for ExxonMobil
 

On

(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Natural Resources as Vasu Behara for SOAH
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Amy Browning for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Mary Smith for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)



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