Monitoring the Session

SB 2273

bill requiring an opacity watcher at concrete sites

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13

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 monitoring of the opacity of emissions from certain concrete facilities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Trained, on site, all operating hours.

The bill orders the state environmental commission to write a rule requiring concrete crushing sites and concrete batch plants to keep a trained opacity watcher on site during all operating hours. It touches anyone holding or using a state air permit for concrete crushing or wet, dry or central-mix concrete batching. On the ground, these operators must staff each permitted site with an employee or agent trained in reading how much dust and smoke the facility puts into the air.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 11, 2025 and referred to the Senate Natural Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2273 · 2025-03-11

SOLD BY

Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13

ITEM

relating to the monitoring of the opacity of emissions from certain concrete facilities.

WHAT IT DOES

Trained, on site, all operating hours.

The bill orders the state environmental commission to write a rule requiring concrete crushing sites and concrete batch plants to keep a trained opacity watcher on site during all operating hours. It touches anyone holding or using a state air permit for concrete crushing or wet, dry or central-mix concrete batching. On the ground, these operators must staff each permitted site with an employee or agent trained in reading how much dust and smoke the facility puts into the air.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Natural Resources
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Borris Miles

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KHillCo PAC$10KActBlue Texas$9K

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 · Sep 4, 2024 to Nov 30, 2025. 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$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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 · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 2025. 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: 100990780, 101043817.

HillCo PAC$10,000.00

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 2025. 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: 101043817.

ActBlue Texas$8,833.00

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. 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: 100990780.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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 · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 2025. 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: 100990780, 101043817.

×

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 2025. 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: 101043817.

×

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. 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: 100990780.

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 Senate · Filed Mar 11, 2025

03/25/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Natural Resources · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 2267 by Isaac (similar)

Subjects

Environment--Air

CEMENT & CONCRETE

PERMITS

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON

Text

The text as introduced · 190 words

89R443 CMO-D

By: Miles
S.B. No. 2273

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the monitoring of the opacity of emissions from certain

concrete facilities.

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 OPACITY OF EMISSIONS FROM

CERTAIN CONCRETE FACILITIES. (a) This section applies only to a

person who holds a permit issued under this chapter or is authorized

to use a permit issued under this chapter relating to the operation

of a facility:

(1) used for concrete crushing; or

(2) that is a concrete plant that performs wet

batching, dry batching, or central mixing.

(b) The commission by rule shall require a person described

by Subsection (a) to staff the site of the permitted facility during

all operational hours with an employee or agent who has received

training on opacity readings, methodology, and procedures to

monitor the opacity of emissions of air contaminants from the

facility in compliance with commission rules.

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