Monitoring the SessionHB 797
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
0.06 ppm near homes, 0.08 elsewhere. Rechecked against health studies every five years.
The bill orders the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to set by rule the highest allowed ground-level levels of hydrogen sulfide gas, and to recheck those levels against the latest health studies at least every five years. It touches any person or business whose sources release hydrogen sulfide, and it caps the levels at 0.06 parts per million over 30 minutes where the gas reaches homes, recreation areas or businesses, and 0.08 parts per million where it reaches only other land. Violations must be treated as having major significance under the state's enforcement rules, and the commission must adopt the rules by September 1, 2028.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 1341 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB797 · 2026-11-09
relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
0.06 ppm near homes, 0.08 elsewhere. Rechecked against health studies every five years.
The bill orders the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to set by rule the highest allowed ground-level levels of hydrogen sulfide gas, and to recheck those levels against the latest health studies at least every five years. It touches any person or business whose sources release hydrogen sulfide, and it caps the levels at 0.06 parts per million over 30 minutes where the gas reaches homes, recreation areas or businesses, and 0.08 parts per million where it reaches only other land. Violations must be treated as having major significance under the state's enforcement rules, and the commission must adopt the rules by September 1, 2028.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 19, 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.
$30,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 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: 100982635, 101040208.
$25,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 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: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.
$7,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101057584.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$30,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 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: 100982635, 101040208.
$25,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 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: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.
$7,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101057584.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Reynolds, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 9, 2025: Left pending in committee
Relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Environment--Air
The text as introduced · 320 words
90R3632 CMO-F By: Reynolds H.B. No. 797 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. 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 382.0217 to read as follows: Sec. 382.0217. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROUND LEVEL CONCENTRATIONS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE. (a) To protect public health, the commission shall: (1) by rule establish maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide; and (2) review the latest health studies regarding hydrogen sulfide emissions and reevaluate the maximum allowable concentrations at least once every five years. (b) In establishing the maximum allowable concentrations under Subsection (a), the commission: (1) may establish different concentrations based on whether an area is used for residential, recreational, business, commercial, or agricultural purposes; and (2) may not establish a concentration that would allow a person to cause or allow emissions of hydrogen sulfide from a source or sources operated on a property or multiple sources operated on contiguous properties to exceed a net ground level concentration of: (A) 0.06 parts per million averaged over any 30-minute period if the downwind concentration of hydrogen sulfide affects a property used for residential, recreational, business, or commercial purposes; or (B) 0.08 parts per million averaged over any 30-minute period if the downwind concentration of hydrogen sulfide affects only property used for purposes other than residential, recreational, business, or commercial purposes. (c) The commission by rule shall classify a violation of the allowable ground level concentrations established by this section as having major significance under Section 5.754, Water Code. SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2028, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt rules required by Section 382.0217, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.