Monitoring the Session

HB 1499

state reimburses small concrete makers for label software

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Armando WalleDHouse 140

Initial review · graded Oct 22, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the creation of an environmental product declaration grant program for certain manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete.

Caption from analyzed text · version H.

Summary

Under 100 employees or $6M a year. The labels go on the concrete.

The bill tells the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to set up a grant program that pays back small ready-mixed concrete makers for the cost of software or databases that produce environmental product declarations. These declarations are verified labels showing a product's environmental impact. Only for-profit, independently owned concrete makers with fewer than 100 employees or less than $6 million a year in sales qualify, and they must agree to use the labels on their concrete in exchange for the money.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 7, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1499 · 2024-12-03

SOLD BY

Rep. Armando WalleDHouse 140 Rep. Keith BellRHouse 4 Rep. Ana HernandezDHouse 143

ITEM

relating to the creation of an environmental product declaration grant program for certain manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete.

WHAT IT DOES

Under 100 employees or $6M a year. The labels go on the concrete.

The bill tells the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to set up a grant program that pays back small ready-mixed concrete makers for the cost of software or databases that produce environmental product declarations. These declarations are verified labels showing a product's environmental impact. Only for-profit, independently owned concrete makers with fewer than 100 employees or less than $6 million a year in sales qualify, and they must agree to use the labels on their concrete in exchange for the money.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 24, 2025

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the amounts and timing of appropriations that would be made for the purpose of providing grants, the number of eligible manufacturers, the number of grantees, timing of grant distributions, and the amount of grant funds that would be provided is unknown at this time. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Environmental Regulation
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Passed to engrossment
  19. Record vote RV#1516
  20. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  21. Read 3rd time
  22. Passed
  23. Record vote RV#1593
  24. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  25. Reported engrossed
  26. Received from the House
FILED UNDER

CORPORATE WELFARE

THE TEXT

“The commission shall establish and administer a grant program to reimburse manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete”…

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

The bill creates a state grant program that pays one named industry, small ready-mixed concrete makers, back for software costs.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 99 yea · 46 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 7, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Armando Walle

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$43KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$18KBorder Health PAC$10K

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 · Jul 4, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$42,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$17,500.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.

Border Health PAC$10,000.00

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 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.

Report IDs: 101027868.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.

×

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 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.

Report IDs: 101027868.

Votes2

House May 7, 2025

Yea
99
Nay
46
Present, not voting
3
Absent
2
Excused
0
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1593

HB 1499 was passed by (Record 1593): 99 Yeas, 46 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 99 (published)
  • Nay: 46 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 3 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 6, 2025

Yea
97
Nay
48
Present, not voting
2
Absent
1
Excused
2
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1516

CSHB 1499 was passed to engrossment by (Record 1516): 97 Yeas, 48 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 97 (published)
  • Nay: 48 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 2 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses7
For
6
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • AGC of Texas - Highway, Heavy, Utilities & Industrial Branch1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Holcim US1 registration
  • Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association1 registration

On

  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality1 registration
Sources

7 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 24, 2025

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the amounts and timing of appropriations that would be made for the purpose of providing grants, the number of eligible manufacturers, the number of grantees, timing of grant distributions, and the amount of grant funds that would be provided is unknown at this time. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Dec 3, 2024

05/07/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Environmental Regulation · Committee vote 5 aye, 1 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 2353 by Alvarado (identical)

Subjects

Business & Commerce--Trade Practices

Electronic Information Systems

Environment--Air

Environment--General

State Finances--Management & Control

CEMENT & CONCRETE

COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON

Text

The text as introduced · 272 words

89R2898 JRR-D

By: Walle
H.B. No. 1499

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of an environmental product declaration

grant program for manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 5, Water Code, is amended

by adding Section 5.1245 to read as follows:

Sec. 5.1245. ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION GRANT

PROGRAM FOR MANUFACTURERS OF READY-MIXED CONCRETE. (a) In this

section, "environmental product declaration" means an

independently verified product-specific label that discloses the

environmental impact of a manufactured product based on a life

cycle assessment.

(b) The commission shall establish and administer a grant

program to reimburse manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete for the

cost of accessing an environmental product declaration database or

other software for generating environmental product declarations

for ready-mixed concrete products.

(c) As a condition of receiving a grant under this section,

a manufacturer must agree to use environmental product declarations

for the manufacturer's ready-mixed concrete products.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules to implement the

program established under this section, including rules

establishing:

(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;

(2) grant application procedures;

(3) criteria for evaluating grant applications and

awarding grants;

(4) guidelines related to grant amounts; and

(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant

awarded under this section and ensuring compliance with any

conditions of the grant.

SECTION 2. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

shall adopt rules and establish procedures under Section 5.1245,

Water Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after the

effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.