TX HB 859
died on adjournmentRelating to the establishment of the Texas Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
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Did TX HB 859 pass?
No. TX HB 859 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-05): Referred to Environmental Regulation
What is TX HB 859 about?
TX HB 859 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the establishment of the Texas Environmental Justice Advisory Council.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 859?
Reynolds is the primary sponsor of TX HB 859.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-05
- Latest action
- 2025-03-05 — Referred to Environmental Regulation
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- AGRICULTURE, COMMISSIONER OF (V4357)
- ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
- EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL, TEXAS (V1179)
- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REVIEW BOARD (V1180)
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)
- Environment--General (I0340)
- Governor (I0375)
- HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
- Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)
- HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V0008)
- PERMITS (S0011)
- State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)
- TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796)
Sponsors
- Reynoldsprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-03-05
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-05
Referred to Environmental Regulation
referral-committee
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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