HB 1293
AN ACT relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows property owners and local authorities to conduct controlled outdoor burns of vegetation during a declared state of disaster or emergency without needing prior approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's regional offices. The legislation provides flexibility for burn activities during emergency situations, such as wildfire recovery or disaster response, where vegetation clearance might be urgent. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2025, and aims to streamline emergency burn protocols by removing bureaucratic notification requirements during declared disaster periods.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain outdoor burns conducted during a state of disaster or state of emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 382.018, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: (h) The commission may not require notification to or authorization from a commission regional office as a prerequisite for conducting a controlled outdoor burn of combustible plant growth in a county in which a state of disaster or state of emergency has been declared by the governor or the president of the United States, unless the declaration expressly prohibits all SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Agriculture and related subject areas.
Robert D. Miller
FeaturedBeverly C. Cornwell
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PremiumGavin L. Massingill
Allen E. Blakemore
Andrew R. Novak
Michael J. Johnson
Allison Billodeau
Cheri Huddleston
Jennifer Allmon
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental
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