HB 4692

Lalani’s radioactive waste bill edits a few words

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 storage or disposal of high-level radioactive waste.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Reactor-site exception swaps operating for operational and formerly operational.

The bill rewrites the reactor-site exception in Texas's ban on storing or disposing of high-level radioactive waste, swapping "currently operating" and "formerly operating" for "operational" and "formerly operational." It touches nuclear power plants and university research reactors that keep spent fuel on site, plus the state environmental agency that issues water and stormwater permits. The statewide ban on off-site storage and disposal stays in place, and reactor sites keep their on-site storage exception under the reworded test, starting immediately or on September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the House Environmental Regulation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4692 · 2025-03-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

ITEM

relating to the storage or disposal of high-level radioactive waste.

WHAT IT DOES

Reactor-site exception swaps operating for operational and formerly operational.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 12, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to Environmental Regulation

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Suleman Lalani

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$38K Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$12K TSA 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 · 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$37,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$11,569.08

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

TSA PAC$10,000.00

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.

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 Environmental Regulation: 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 · Environmental Regulation · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Environment--Hazardous, Toxic & Nuclear Waste

Environment--Water

Text

The text as introduced · 338 words

89R16095 JRR-D

By: Lalani
H.B. No. 4692

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the storage or disposal of high-level radioactive

waste.

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

SECTION 1. Section 401.0525(c), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(c) With the exception of a permit for a facility located at

the site of operational [ currently ] or formerly operational

[ operating ] nuclear power reactors and operational [ currently ] or

formerly operational [ operating ] nuclear research and test

reactors operated by a university, the commission may not under the

authority given to the agency under Section 301, 304, or 401 of the

Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sections 1311, 1314, and 1341) issue a

general construction permit or approve a Stormwater Pollution

Prevention Plan under Section 26.040, Water Code, or issue a permit

under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program

under Section 26.027, 26.028, or 26.121, Water Code, for the

construction or operation of a facility that is licensed for the

storage of high-level radioactive waste by the United States

Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 10 C.F.R. Part 72. Section

401.005 does not apply to this subsection.

SECTION 2. Section 401.072, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 401.072. DISPOSAL OR STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE

WASTE. With the exception of storage at the site of operational

[ currently ] or formerly operational [ operating ] nuclear power

reactors and operational [ currently ] or formerly operational

[ operating ] nuclear research and test reactors operated by a

university, a person, including the compact waste disposal facility

license holder, may not dispose of or store high-level radioactive

waste in this state.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.