Senate committee
Natural Resources
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
HB4212
Relating to the establishment, administration, and use of the Texas land, water, and wildlife conservation account.
May 22, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
HB4271
Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.
May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
HB1285
Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft.
May 20, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
HB3334
Relating to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and response at certain wells under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.
May 16, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
HB1905
Relating to notice to the Texas A&M Forest Service of a prescribed burn to be conducted by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
May 16, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
HB2266
Relating to the processing of an application for an authorization to use a standard permit for a rock or concrete crushing facility.
May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
HB1169
Relating to the adoption of a comprehensive plan to protect oil and gas infrastructure in this state.
May 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB3046
Relating to air quality permits for certain concrete plants and crushing facilities.
April 22, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB795
Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office.
April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB728
Relating to an incentive program to promote beverage container recycling.
April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2689
Relating to the development, promotion, and funding of certain recycling projects.
April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2510
Relating to establishment of the temporary prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool; authorizing a fee.
April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB3017
Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain pits used for the storage and disposal of oil and gas waste.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB3011
Relating to the amendment of standard permits for certain concrete plants.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2982
Relating to mass balance attribution of renewable biomass feedstocks used to produce renewable chemicals.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2981
Relating to funding for recycling projects.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2980
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2913
Relating to air quality permits for certain cement kilns.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2800
Relating to the imposition of a fee for oil and gas waste that is not produced in this state.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2780
Relating to the recovery of a gas utility's gross plant placed in service not yet being recovered in rates.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2636
Relating to the denial of certain applications for a permit or other authorization under the Texas Clean Air Act on the basis of certain adverse impacts.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2635
Relating to the name and governance of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2598
Relating to certain structures located near a National Wildlife Refuge.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2496
Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of State Health Services regarding the human health risks associated with exposure to hydrogen sulfide.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2466
Relating to a publication by the Parks and Wildlife Department on the dangers of reflective windows for birds and the distribution of the publication to municipalities and the construction industry.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1154
Relating to a prohibition on weather and climate modification activities by a governmental entity.
April 2, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2449
Relating to financial assurance requirements for operators under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2441
Relating to the regulation of preproduction plastic by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2353
Relating to the creation of an environmental product declaration grant program for manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2350
Relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2276
Relating to notice of and opportunity for hearing on applications for authorization to use certain permits for concrete batch plants and concrete crushing facilities.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2275
Relating to the submission of public comments regarding air, waste, or water permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2274
Relating to the response by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to certain complaints about certain concrete plants and crushing facilities.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2273
Relating to the monitoring of the opacity of emissions from certain concrete facilities.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2272
Relating to air quality permits for concrete crushing facilities and concrete plants located in certain areas.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2271
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to authorize the transfer of an authorization to use a standard permit for certain concrete facilities.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2270
Relating to the renewal of certain air quality permits.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB2240
Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1763
Relating to the production and ownership of brine.
March 19, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1912
Relating to contracting with companies that boycott certain energy companies.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1799
Relating to revision or elimination of the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1783
Relating to a prohibition on the crushing of contaminated concrete by certain concrete crushing facilities.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1399
Relating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that waste.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1264
Relating to corrective action plans for certain emissions events.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1258
Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1216
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to permit the release into the air of natural gas from a gas well.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1179
Relating to the regulation of certain facilities that store and distribute benzene or another volatile organic compound; creating a criminal offense.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1178
Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1176
Relating to a request by a member of the legislature for an opportunity for public comment on certain air permits.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1166
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate junkyards, automotive wrecking and salvage yards, and recycling businesses.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1165
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate recycling businesses.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1157
Relating to the flaring and venting of methane gas on land dedicated to the permanent university fund.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1060
Relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I injection well.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB1043
Relating to the composition of the advisory committee for metal recycling entities.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB910
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB885
Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB817
Relating to air quality permits for certain concrete plants and crushing facilities.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB796
Relating to the construction of certain concrete batch plants.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB729
Relating to the operation of rock crushing facilities.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB727
Relating to the creation of a small non-road engine purchase incentive program under the Texas emissions reduction plan.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB713
Relating to the surcharge for the disposal, and the remittance for the storage, of certain waste at the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility; decreasing the amount of the surcharge and changing how the surcharge and remittance are distributed.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB561
Relating to the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice within the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB492
Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Concrete Plants.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB429
Relating to the issuance of air quality permits for certain facilities located in a nonattainment area.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB373
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to request a hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB279
Relating to contested case hearings on the issuance, renewal, or revocation of authorizations to use certain standard air quality permits.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB277
Relating to the consideration of certain local government actions before the renewal of air permits for certain concrete plants.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB276
Relating to air quality permits for concrete crushing facilities and concrete plants located in certain areas.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB273
Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources
SB212
Relating to certain public meetings and public hearings concerning permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Natural Resources