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TX HB1463

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/22/2024

Primary Sponsor

Venton Jones

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Authorizes counties to fine generators up to $500 per tire for using unregistered transporters, or suspend/revoke their tire-selling licenses or permits

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Environmental Regulation3/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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