Monitoring the Session

HB 4086

bill letting counties ban composting near water supply sources

Companion SB 2078 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Stan GerdesRHouse 17

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 of composting facilities by certain counties.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The buffer: 3,281 feet, to the foot.

The bill lets a county ban composting facilities within 3,281 feet of a stream, drain, recharge feature, recharge area or tributary that may feed a city's water supply. It covers composting sites that take yard waste, wood, paper, manure, meat, fish, animal carcasses, dairy and cooking oils and greases, and it applies only in counties with no city that requires restaurants to keep food waste out of landfills. Starting September 1, 2025, those counties gain a new power to keep these composting operations away from water sources.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4086 · 2025-03-07

SOLD BY

Rep. Stan GerdesRHouse 17 Rep. Trey WhartonRHouse 12 Rep. Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63

ITEM

relating to the regulation of composting facilities by certain counties.

WHAT IT DOES

The buffer: 3,281 feet, to the foot.

The bill lets a county ban composting facilities within 3,281 feet of a stream, drain, recharge feature, recharge area or tributary that may feed a city's water supply. It covers composting sites that take yard waste, wood, paper, manure, meat, fish, animal carcasses, dairy and cooking oils and greases, and it applies only in counties with no city that requires restaurants to keep food waste out of landfills. Starting September 1, 2025, those counties gain a new power to keep these composting operations away from water sources.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 23, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Environmental Regulation
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Companion considered in lieu of in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Stan Gerdes

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$316KDustin Burrows Campaign$89KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$68K

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 · Oct 30, 2024 to Oct 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$316,248.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$316,248.00

Cash
$220,000.00
Paid by others
$96,248.00
Total
$316,248.00
advertising $74,698.00polling $21,550.00

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Sep 29, 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: 101010282, 101029052, 101035831, 101036569, 101070133.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$88,800.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$88,800.00

Cash
$75,000.00
Paid by others
$13,800.00
Total
$88,800.00
polling $13,800.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101029052, 101035831, 101036569.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$67,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$67,750.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$42,750.00
Total
$67,750.00
canvassing $35,000.00polling $7,750.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 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: 101036569.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$316,248.00

Cash
$220,000.00
Paid by others
$96,248.00
Total
$316,248.00
advertising $74,698.00polling $21,550.00

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Sep 29, 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: 101010282, 101029052, 101035831, 101036569, 101070133.

×

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$88,800.00

Cash
$75,000.00
Paid by others
$13,800.00
Total
$88,800.00
polling $13,800.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101029052, 101035831, 101036569.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$67,750.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$42,750.00
Total
$67,750.00
canvassing $35,000.00polling $7,750.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 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: 101036569.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 23, 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 Mar 7, 2025

04/24/2025 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Environmental Regulation · Final status: Companion SB 2078 became law

Companion

SB 2078 by Kolkhorst (identical)

Subjects

County Government--General

Environment--Solid Waste

Text

The text as introduced · 179 words

89R9246 DRS-F

By: Gerdes
H.B. No. 4086

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the regulation of composting facilities by certain

counties.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 364, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 364.020 to read as follows:

Sec. 364.020. COUNTY REGULATION OF COMPOSTING FACILITY

LOCATION. (a) This section applies only to a county that does not

contain a municipality that requires a restaurant to divert food

waste from disposal in a landfill.

(b) In this section, "composting facility" means a facility

that composts only source-separated yard trimmings, clean wood

material, vegetative material, paper, manure, meat, fish, dead

animal carcasses, dairy materials, and meat and vegetable oils and

greases from a municipal, commercial, or institutional source.

(c) A county may prohibit the operation of a composting

facility within 3,281 feet of a stream, drain, recharge feature,

recharge area, or tributary that may constitute or recharge the

source of water supply of any municipality.

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