HB 826

bill putting air monitors near certain coal plants

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 monitoring air contaminant emissions in certain counties.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Counties bordering a county of 3.3 million or more, with a coal plant.

The bill orders the state environmental agency to put at least one air quality monitor in each county that borders a county of 3.3 million or more people and has a coal-fired power plant, with a monitor near each such plant. It touches the agency, the coal plants in those counties, and the people who live near them. Monitor data must be posted live online, and the agency must publish a yearly report on whether readings exceed federal air standards, with recommendations.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Environmental Regulation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB826 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

ITEM

relating to monitoring air contaminant emissions in certain counties.

WHAT IT DOES

Counties bordering a county of 3.3 million or more, with a coal plant.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 5, 2025Read first time
Mar 5, 2025Referred to Environmental Regulation

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

BRACKET BILL · analysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

“is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; and”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The population bracket, paired with the coal-plant test, aims the duty at a small number of counties next to the state's largest county. The caption openly says "certain counties," so the narrowing is disclosed.

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 Nov 12, 2024

03/05/2025 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM

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--Air

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON

Text

The text as introduced · 260 words

89R4923 CMO-D

By: Lalani
H.B. No. 826

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to monitoring air contaminant emissions in certain

counties.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0162 to read as follows:

Sec. 382.0162. MONITORING OF AIR CONTAMINANTS IN CERTAIN

COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county that:

(1) is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3

million or more; and

(2) contains a coal-fired electric generating

facility.

(b) The commission shall install and maintain at least one

air quality monitor in each county described by Subsection (a). The

monitors required under this section must collect data on the air

contaminants that are on the air pollutant watch list established

under Section 382.0161.

(c) At least one monitor must be located near each

coal-fired electric generating facility located in each county

described by Subsection (a).

(d) The commission shall make available in real time on its

Internet website data collected from a monitor required under this

section.

(e) The commission shall prepare and publish on its Internet

website an annual report summarizing the data collected from the

monitors required under this section. The report must:

(1) analyze whether the data collected from each

monitor exceeds the national ambient air quality standard

established for an air contaminant; and

(2) include recommendations for legislative or

regulatory action to protect public health as it relates to air

contaminants.

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