Environment--solid Waste

State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to seller's disclosures regarding the proximity of certain residential real property to certain landfills and related facilities. [SB-638] [Real Estate ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ]
Relating to seller's disclosures regarding the proximity of certain residential real property to certain landfills and related facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman Read First Time on 03/01/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to inaccurate or incomplete permit applications for solid waste facilities. [SB-551] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
Relating to inaccurate or incomplete permit applications for solid waste facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Read First Time on 02/21/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste facility located in a 100-year floodplain. [SB-2422] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Water ]
Relating to the issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste facility located in a 100-year floodplain.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/21/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to limitations of the issuance of permits for municipal solid waste landfill facilities. [SB-2393] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
Relating to limitations of the issuance of permits for municipal solid waste landfill facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/21/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the retention of soil samples and records related to a permit for a municipal solid waste facility issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; creating an administrative penalty. [SB-2155] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the retention of soil samples and records related to a permit for a municipal solid waste facility issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; creating an administrative penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/21/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a prohibition of the land application of grease or grit trap waste. [SB-2070] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
Relating to a prohibition of the land application of grease or grit trap waste.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Geanie Morrison Returned To Local & Consent Calendars Comm. on 05/22/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to changes to an application for an environmental permit before a contested case hearing on the application. [SB-1990] [Environmental ]
Relating to changes to an application for an environmental permit before a contested case hearing on the application.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/19/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the fee collected for a municipal solid waste permit application; increasing a fee. [SB-1976] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
Relating to the fee collected for a municipal solid waste permit application; increasing a fee.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/19/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to conduct background checks. [SB-1931] [Environmental ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to conduct background checks.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/11/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to used and scrap tire handlers. [SB-1850] [Waste Management / Recycling ]
Relating to used and scrap tire handlers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eddie Lucio Placed On General State Calendar on 05/21/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the conversion of plastics and other recoverable materials through pyrolysis or gasification. [SB-1656] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Manufacturing ]
Relating to the conversion of plastics and other recoverable materials through pyrolysis or gasification.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kelly Hancock Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/27/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to industrial solid waste generated in a foreign country. [SB-1639] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [International ]
Relating to industrial solid waste generated in a foreign country.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/14/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems including occupational licensure requirements associated with those systems. [SB-1498] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Construction ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems including occupational licensure requirements associated with those systems.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/14/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to eliminating certain requirements imposed on school districts and other educational entities. [SB-1376] [Education ]
Relating to eliminating certain requirements imposed on school districts and other educational entities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Vandeaver Effective Immediately on 06/04/2019

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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 issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste landfill facility located in a special flood hazard area. [SB-1338] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ]
Relating to the issuance of a permit for a municipal solid waste landfill facility located in a special flood hazard area.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Co-author Authorized on 03/25/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain programs to prevent vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in border counties; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee. [SB-1312] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Animals ] [Law Enforcement ] [Environmental ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Relating to certain programs to prevent vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in border counties; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eddie Lucio Effective Immediately on 06/02/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to permit application requirements for solid waste facilities. [SB-1249] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
Relating to permit application requirements for solid waste facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Borris Miles Read First Time on 03/07/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the establishment of a sanitarian recruitment and retention program in border counties for public health purposes. [SB-1122] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Relating to the establishment of a sanitarian recruitment and retention program in border counties for public health purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eddie Lucio Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/16/2019

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State (Texas)
Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to local government prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or package. [HB-856] [Consumer Protection ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
Relating to local government prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or package.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gina Hinojosa Read First Time on 02/25/2019

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