HB 4633

relating to regulation of certain retail distribution centers;
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subtitle A, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 761 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 761. REGULATION OF CERTAIN RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
Sec. 761.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "retail
distribution center" means a facility that is primarily used for
the temporary storage of consumer goods, as defined by Section
9.102, Business & Commerce Code, for delivery to:
Sec. 761.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to
(1)  that is located outside the corporate limits of a
(2)  the operation of which results in the following:
(A)  800 or more total vehicle trips to and from
(B)  400 or more vehicle trips to the center per
(C)  400 or more vehicle trips from the center per
Sec. 761.003.  PROHIBITED PROXIMITY TO SCHOOL OR HOSPITAL.
A retail distribution center to which this chapter applies may not
be located within two miles of:
(1)  a public or private school, including an
open-enrollment charter school; or
(2)  a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and
Sec. 761.004.  ENFORCEMENT; CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who
operates a retail distribution center that violates Section 761.003
is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000. Each day a
violation continues may be considered a separate violation for
purposes of a civil penalty under this section.
(b)  The attorney general or the appropriate district or
county attorney may bring an action on behalf of this state to
collect a civil penalty under this section.
(c)  The attorney general or the appropriate district or
county attorney, as applicable, shall deposit a civil penalty in
the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.