Monitoring the SessionHB 1412
Died in committee
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
relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
A lawmaker asks, the meeting happens close to home.
The bill says that when a state lawmaker asks the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to hold a public meeting on a permit, that meeting must be held inside the Texas House district where the facility sits or would sit. It touches TCEQ staff, permit applicants, and residents near permitted facilities who want to attend and comment. Starting September 1, 2025, lawmaker-requested permit meetings can no longer be held in a distant part of the county, except for meetings whose location was already set before that date.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 766 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 766 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 19, 2024 and referred to the House Environmental Regulation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1412 · 2024-11-19
relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
A lawmaker asks, the meeting happens close to home.
The bill says that when a state lawmaker asks the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to hold a public meeting on a permit, that meeting must be held inside the Texas House district where the facility sits or would sit. It touches TCEQ staff, permit applicants, and residents near permitted facilities who want to attend and comment. Starting September 1, 2025, lawmaker-requested permit meetings can no longer be held in a distant part of the county, except for meetings whose location was already set before that date.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Nov 1, 2024 to Aug 14, 2025. 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.
$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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 6, 2024. 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: 100989001.
$1,500.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 29, 2024. 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: 100989001.
$1,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Nov 5, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 5, 2024. 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: 100989001.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 6, 2024. 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: 100989001.
$1,500.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 29, 2024. 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: 100989001.
$1,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Nov 5, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 5, 2024. 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: 100989001.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Allen, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 4, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 19, 2024
03/11/2025 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
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
Environment--General
PERMITS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
The text as introduced · 224 words
89R4246 DRS-D By: Allen H.B. No. 1412 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 5.554, Water Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 5.554. PUBLIC MEETING. (a) During the public comment period, the executive director may hold one or more public meetings in the county in which the facility is located or proposed to be located. The executive director shall hold a public meeting: (1) on the request of a member of the legislature who represents the general area in which the facility is located or proposed to be located; or (2) if the executive director determines that there is substantial public interest in the proposed activity. (b) A public meeting requested under Subsection (a)(1) shall be held in the house district in which the facility or proposed facility is located or proposed to be located. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not apply to a public meeting held under Section 5.554, Water Code, as amended by this Act, for which the location of the public meeting was determined before the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.