HB 1293

bill drops TCEQ burn notice rules during disasters

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain outdoor burns conducted during a state of disaster or state of emergency.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No call to the regional office before a controlled brush burn.

The bill bars the state environmental agency from making people notify or get permission from a regional office before doing a controlled outdoor burn of plant growth in a county under a declared state of disaster or emergency. It touches landowners and others clearing brush or vegetation in those counties, and the commission's regional offices. Unless the governor's or president's declaration expressly bans all outdoor burning, people in those counties can burn plant growth without that regional-office sign-off starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 139 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 139 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 13, 2024 and referred to the House Environmental Regulation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1293 · 2024-11-13

SOLD BY

Rep. J. M. LozanoRHouse 43

ITEM

relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain outdoor burns conducted during a state of disaster or state of emergency.

WHAT IT DOES

No call to the regional office before a controlled brush burn.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 13, 2024Filed
Mar 10, 2025Read first time
Mar 10, 2025Referred to Environmental Regulation

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

J. M. Lozano

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20K Texas Sands PAC$4KRICHARD WEEKLEY$2,500

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 21, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033942, 101072986.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash: $4,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101064628.

RICHARD WEEKLEY$2,500.00

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 21, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033942, 101072986.

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash: $4,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101064628.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 13, 2024

03/10/2025 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Environmental Regulation · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Agriculture

Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Environment--General

FIRE SAFETY & PREVENTION

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON

Text

The text as introduced · 139 words

89R2540 JDK-D

By: Lozano
H.B. No. 1293

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental

Quality of certain outdoor burns conducted during a state of

disaster or state of emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 382.018, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:

(h) The commission may not require notification to or

authorization from a commission regional office as a prerequisite

for conducting a controlled outdoor burn of combustible plant

growth in a county in which a state of disaster or state of

emergency has been declared by the governor or the president of the

United States, unless the declaration expressly prohibits all

outdoor burning.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.