HB 1905: bill requiring 30 days notice before Parks and Wildlife burns

Caption

relating to notice to the Texas A&M Forest Service of a prescribed burn to be conducted by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Texas A&M Forest Service gets warned and asked to stage equipment.

The bill requires the Parks and Wildlife Department to notify the Texas A&M Forest Service at least 30 days before it starts a planned prescribed burn. The notice must ask the Forest Service to place firefighting equipment where it can respond if the burn gets out of control. This touches only the two state agencies and applies to burns planned on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 25, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Natural Resources committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1905 · 2025-01-16

SOLD BY

Rep. Ken KingRHouse 88

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to notice to the Texas A&M Forest Service of a prescribed burn to be conducted by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

WHAT IT DOES

Texas A&M Forest Service gets warned and asked to stage equipment.

The bill requires the Parks and Wildlife Department to notify the Texas A&M Forest Service at least 30 days before it starts a planned prescribed burn. The notice must ask the Forest Service to place firefighting equipment where it can respond if the burn gets out of control. This touches only the two state agencies and applies to burns planned on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Jan 16, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Mar 27, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 27, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 27, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 27, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 3, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 3, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 4, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 4, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 4, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 22, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 24, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 24, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 24, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 24, 2025Record vote RV#514
Apr 24, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 25, 2025Passed
Apr 25, 2025Record vote RV#565
Apr 25, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 28, 2025Received from the House
May 16, 2025Read first time
May 16, 2025Referred to Natural Resources

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 126 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 25, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ken King

Donors

Defend Rural Texas PAC$204K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$175K Coalition for Working Families PAC$100K

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 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 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.

Defend Rural Texas PAC$203,547.49

Defend Rural Texas PAC

$203,547.49

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $203,547.49
Total: $203,547.49

television $165,000.00radio $25,000.00texting $13,547.49

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 7, 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: 101040115, 101058003, 101068175.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$175,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$175,000.00

Cash: $175,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $175,000.00

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 · Sep 17, 2024 to Sep 16, 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: 100983150, 101008206, 101028141, 101035143, 101040115, 101058003, 101068175.

Coalition for Working Families PAC$100,000.00

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Feb 20, 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: 101040115.

Money

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

×

Defend Rural Texas PAC

$203,547.49

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $203,547.49
Total: $203,547.49

television $165,000.00radio $25,000.00texting $13,547.49

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 7, 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: 101040115, 101058003, 101068175.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$175,000.00

Cash: $175,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $175,000.00

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 · Sep 17, 2024 to Sep 16, 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: 100983150, 101008206, 101028141, 101035143, 101040115, 101058003, 101068175.

×

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Feb 20, 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: 101040115.

Votes2

House Apr 25, 2025

Yea: 126
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 3
Excused: 20

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 565

HB 1905 was passed by (Record 565): 126 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 126 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 20 (derived from named list)

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

House Apr 24, 2025

Yea: 146
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 2
Excused: 1

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 514

HB 1905 was passed to engrossment by (Record 514): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 146 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses3

For: 2
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association1 registration
Texas Farm Bureau1 registration

On

Texas A&M Forest Service1 registration

Sources

3 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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 Jan 16, 2025

05/16/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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

Coauthors

Lulu FloresDHouse 51

House committee · Culture, Recreation & Tourism · Committee vote 6 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Natural Resources · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Parks & Wildlife--General

FIRE SAFETY & PREVENTION

TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE

PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

Text

The text as introduced · 175 words

89R5822 MP-D

By: King
H.B. No. 1905

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to notice to the Texas A&M Forest Service of a prescribed

burn to be conducted by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

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

SECTION 1. Section 11.354, Parks and Wildlife Code, is

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

(d) The department shall provide notice to the Texas A&M

Forest Service of the department's intent to conduct a prescribed

burn not less than 30 days before the planned start date of the

prescribed burn. The notice must include a request that the Texas

A&M Forest Service appropriately locate equipment to respond to a

fire in the event that the prescribed burn becomes uncontained.

SECTION 2. Section 11.354(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, as

added by this Act, applies only to a prescribed burn that the Parks

and Wildlife Department intends to conduct on or after the

effective date of this Act.

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

Verdict: No flags

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ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Defend Rural Texas PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Coalition for Working Families PAC

Defend Rural Texas PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Coalition for Working Families PAC

House Apr 25, 2025

House Apr 24, 2025

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