Monitoring the SessionHB 3217
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 public comments on matters subject to a hearing under the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Every comment gets a response, relevant or not.
The bill requires the TCEQ executive director to respond to every public comment filed on a permit's preliminary decision, not just comments the agency deems relevant and material. It touches permit applicants, people who comment on TCEQ permits, and the agency staff who must write responses. The commission must also consider all public comments when it decides an application, starting with applications filed on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 935 (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 935 (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 Feb 24, 2025 and referred to the House Environmental Regulation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB3217 · 2025-02-24
relating to public comments on matters subject to a hearing under the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Every comment gets a response, relevant or not.
The bill requires the TCEQ executive director to respond to every public comment filed on a permit's preliminary decision, not just comments the agency deems relevant and material. It touches permit applicants, people who comment on TCEQ permits, and the agency staff who must write responses. The commission must also consider all public comments when it decides an application, starting with applications filed on or after September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 29, 2024 to Oct 17, 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.
$65,748.00
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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 17, 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: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.
$58,000.00
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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 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: 100986461, 101044526.
$36,000.00
Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 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: 101044523, 101061631.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$65,748.00
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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 17, 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: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.
$58,000.00
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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 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: 100986461, 101044526.
$36,000.00
Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 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: 101044523, 101061631.
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. Dutton, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Environmental Regulation
Relating to public comments on matters subject to a hearing under the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 24, 2025
03/20/2025 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
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
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
The text as introduced · 286 words
89R11373 DRS-D By: Dutton H.B. No. 3217 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to public comments on matters subject to a hearing under the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 5.555, Water Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 5.555. RESPONSE TO AND CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. (a) The executive director, in accordance with procedures provided by commission rule, shall file with the chief clerk of the commission a response to each [ relevant and material ] public comment on the preliminary decision filed during the public comment period. (b) The chief clerk of the commission shall transmit the executive director's decision, the public comments made during the public comment period, the executive director's responses [ response ] to public comments, and instructions for requesting that the commission reconsider the executive director's decision or hold a contested case hearing to: (1) the applicant; (2) any person who submitted comments during the public comment period; and (3) any person who requested to be on the mailing list for the permit action. (c) The commission shall consider all public comments submitted during the public comment period when deciding on an action related to an application. SECTION 2. Section 5.555, Water Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an application filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date of filing, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.