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HB 2642

AN ACT relating to the persons entitled to request a public hearing from

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Limits who can request a public hearing about the construction of a concrete plant to representatives of schools, places of worship, licensed day-care centers, hospitals, or medical facilities within 440 yards of the proposed plant, or individuals residing within that same distance. The legislation narrows the previous broader hearing request rights, effectively restricting community input on potential new concrete plant developments. The changes will apply to permit applications submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the bill's effective date.

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Bill Text

relating to the persons entitled to request a public hearing from
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the
construction of a concrete plant.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 382.058(c), Health and Safety Code, is
(c)  In this subsection, "representative" means a person in a
decision-making capacity with fiduciary responsibility, or that
person's designee.  For purposes of this section, only a
representative of a school, place of worship, licensed day-care
center, hospital, or medical facility located within 440 yards of
the proposed plant or a person [those persons actually] residing
[in a permanent residence] within 440 yards of the proposed plant
may request a hearing under Section 382.056 as a person who may be
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for an authorization to use a permit that is
submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or
after the effective date of this Act.  An application for an
authorization to use a permit that was submitted to the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality before the effective date of
this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the
application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the persons entitled to request a public hearing from