Environment--hazardous, Toxic & Nuclear Waste

State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities. [SB-180] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ]
Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Borris L. Miles Read First Time on 02/01/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of radioactive waste. [SB-1753] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Energy ] [Environmental ]
Relating to the regulation of radioactive waste.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose R. Rodriguez Read First Time on 03/14/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to road specifications and safety standards for access to a solid waste facility. [SB-1339] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to road specifications and safety standards for access to a solid waste facility.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/07/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility. [SB-1021] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Energy ] [Environmental ]
Relating to the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Birdwell Placed On Intent Calendar on 04/10/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the carcinogenic risk level used in the development of certain environmental remediation benchmarks. [HB-893] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Water ] [Public Health ]
Relating to the carcinogenic risk level used in the development of certain environmental remediation benchmarks.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold V. Dutton Read First Time on 02/25/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of radioactive waste. [HB-4089] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Energy ] [Environmental ]
Relating to the regulation of radioactive waste.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cesar Blanco Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/09/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities. [HB-4078] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ]
Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds Read First Time on 03/21/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility. [HB-2269] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Energy ] [Environmental ]
Relating to the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brooks Landgraf Considered In Calendars on 04/11/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to notice of a radioactive substance release. [HB-2203] [Environmental ] [Public Safety ] [Energy ]
Relating to notice of a radioactive substance release.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Signed By The Governor on 05/31/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the disposal of pesticides. [HB-191] [Environmental ] [Agriculture ] [Waste Management / Recycling ]
Relating to the disposal of pesticides.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Signed By The Governor on 06/14/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; transferring enforcement of certain reporting requirements, including the imposition of criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, from the Department of State Health Services to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. [SB-528] [Environmental ] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; transferring enforcement of certain reporting requirements, including the imposition of criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, from the Department of State Health Services to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Birdwell Read First Time on 02/18/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the use of supplemental environmental projects by a local government to come into compliance with environmental laws or remediate environmental harm caused by the local government. [SB-394] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Air Quality ]
Relating to the use of supplemental environmental projects by a local government to come into compliance with environmental laws or remediate environmental harm caused by the local government.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Drew Springer Signed By The Governor on 06/19/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities. [SB-253] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ]
Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sylvia Garcia Co-author Authorized on 03/18/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to an alert system for notification of the release of toxic chemicals by a manufacturing facility. [SB-1787] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to an alert system for notification of the release of toxic chemicals by a manufacturing facility.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sylvia Garcia Read First Time on 03/24/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; transferring enforcement of certain reporting requirements, including the imposition of criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, from the Department of State Health Services to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty; reenacting a criminal offense. [HB-942] [Environmental ] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; transferring enforcement of certain reporting requirements, including the imposition of criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, from the Department of State Health Services to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty; reenacting a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Drew Springer Signed By The Governor on 06/16/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to prohibiting the land disposal of computer equipment and certain television equipment. [HB-423] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Environmental ]
Relating to prohibiting the land disposal of computer equipment and certain television equipment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Farias Read First Time on 02/16/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to information regarding the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; providing penalties. [HB-417] [Environmental ] [Public Safety ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Public Health ]
Relating to information regarding the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; providing penalties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe C. Pickett Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/07/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to adding carbon dioxide in compressed canisters to the definition of abusable volatile chemicals; requiring a volatile chemical sales permit to sell carbon dioxide canisters; amending provisions subject to criminal and administrative penalties. [HB-4077] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to adding carbon dioxide in compressed canisters to the definition of abusable volatile chemicals; requiring a volatile chemical sales permit to sell carbon dioxide canisters; amending provisions subject to criminal and administrative penalties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen Read First Time on 05/15/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to county fee imposed on operators of oil and gas waste disposal wells. [HB-3947] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Mining ]
Relating to county fee imposed on operators of oil and gas waste disposal wells.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tracy O. King Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/15/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to an alert system for notification of the release of toxic chemicals by a manufacturing facility. [HB-3810] [Environmental ] [Manufacturing ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to an alert system for notification of the release of toxic chemicals by a manufacturing facility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Armando Lucio Walle Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/07/2015

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