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TX HB1463
Bill
Status
11/22/2024
Primary Sponsor
Venton Jones
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AI Summary
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Requires tire manufacturers to submit unique identification information for each tire to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality within one month of manufacture, with extensions available upon request
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Mandates that scrap tire transporters, storage sites, and disposal facilities electronically sign and submit manifests to the commission for each shipment, with a tagging system to uniquely identify each tire
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Establishes transporter liability for delivering scrap tires to unregistered or unpermitted storage sites or disposal facilities, with fines up to $500 per tire imposed by county commissioners courts
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Authorizes counties to fine generators up to $500 per tire for using unregistered transporters, or suspend/revoke their tire-selling licenses or permits
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Allows counties to impose a tire disposal fee of up to $5 per tire, with 50 cents transferable to the state commission, and requires collected fines and fees be deposited into a dedicated county account for tire disposal, mitigation, and recycling programs
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Effective date: September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the manufacture, transportation, storage, and disposal of new and scrap tires; authorizing a fee.
County Government
Last Action
Left pending in committee
5/1/2025