HB 4633
bill keeping retail distribution centers away from schools
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 regulation of certain retail distribution centers; providing a civil penalty.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Two miles from any school or licensed hospital, outside city limits.
The bill bars large retail distribution centers outside city limits from sitting within two miles of a public or private school, including a charter school, or a licensed hospital. It covers warehouses that mainly store consumer goods for delivery to stores or customers and that generate at least 800 total vehicle trips a day, or at least 400 trips a day in either direction. Operators in violation face a civil penalty of up to $1,000 a day, which the attorney general or a local district or county attorney can collect, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB4633 · 2025-03-12
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ITEM
relating to regulation of certain retail distribution centers; providing a civil penalty.
WHAT IT DOES
Two miles from any school or licensed hospital, outside city limits.
The bill bars large retail distribution centers outside city limits from sitting within two miles of a public or private school, including a charter school, or a licensed hospital. It covers warehouses that mainly store consumer goods for delivery to stores or customers and that generate at least 800 total vehicle trips a day, or at least 400 trips a day in either direction. Operators in violation face a civil penalty of up to $1,000 a day, which the attorney general or a local district or county attorney can collect, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 28, 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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 12, 2025
04/03/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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 · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Business & Commerce--General
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Environment--Air
Vehicles & Traffic--General
Text
The text as introduced · 342 words
89R14649 SCR-D By: Goodwin H.B. No. 4633 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to regulation of certain retail distribution centers; providing a civil penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Chapter 761 to read as follows: CHAPTER 761. REGULATION OF CERTAIN RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS Sec. 761.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "retail distribution center" means a facility that is primarily used for the temporary storage of consumer goods, as defined by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code, for delivery to: (1) a retail store; or (2) a customer. Sec. 761.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to a retail distribution center: (1) that is located outside the corporate limits of a municipality; and (2) the operation of which results in the following: (A) 800 or more total vehicle trips to and from the center per day; (B) 400 or more vehicle trips to the center per day; or (C) 400 or more vehicle trips from the center per day. Sec. 761.003. PROHIBITED PROXIMITY TO SCHOOL OR HOSPITAL. A retail distribution center to which this chapter applies may not be located within two miles of: (1) a public or private school, including an open-enrollment charter school; or (2) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code. Sec. 761.004. ENFORCEMENT; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who operates a retail distribution center that violates Section 761.003 is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of a civil penalty under this section. (b) The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney may bring an action on behalf of this state to collect a civil penalty under this section. (c) The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney, as applicable, shall deposit a civil penalty in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.