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TX HB1823

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Senfronia Thompson

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds hospitals to the list of protected buildings (alongside residences, schools, and places of worship) near which concrete crushing facilities are prohibited from operating within 440 yards

  • The 440-yard distance is measured from the nearest point of the concrete crushing facility to the nearest point of the protected building

  • Exempts facilities that had commission authorization before September 1, 2001, or that met distance requirements when initially authorized and maintain that authorization

  • Also exempts facilities using enclosed concrete crushers for manufacturing recycled products if located within 25 miles of an international border in municipalities with populations between 6,100 and 20,000

  • Applies only to permit applications filed on or after September 1, 2025; applications filed before that date remain subject to prior law

Legislative Description

Relating to the operation of a concrete crushing facility near a hospital.

Hospitals

Last Action

Placed on General State Calendar

5/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Environmental Regulation3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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