SB 238
temporary concrete plants get a 180-day limit
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the use of a standard permit for certain temporary concrete plants to support a public works project.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
No more staying for the whole project. 180 consecutive days, max.
The bill changes the state air permit for temporary concrete plants built to support public works projects so a plant may stay at one site for no more than 180 consecutive days, removing the old option to stay for the length of a single project. It touches operators of these temporary plants, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and people living near the sites. The commission must update the permit, and plants already running under the old permit get no more than 180 days after that update before they lose permission to emit under it.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-SB238 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to the use of a standard permit for certain temporary concrete plants to support a public works project.
WHAT IT DOES
No more staying for the whole project. 180 consecutive days, max.
The bill changes the state air permit for temporary concrete plants built to support public works projects so a plant may stay at one site for no more than 180 consecutive days, removing the old option to stay for the length of a single project. It touches operators of these temporary plants, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and people living near the sites. The commission must update the permit, and plants already running under the old permit get no more than 180 days after that update before they lose permission to emit under it.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 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.
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Environment--Air
CEMENT & CONCRETE
PERMITS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
Text
The text as introduced · 208 words
90R1311 KRM-D By: Cook of Harris, et al. S.B. No. 238 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the use of a standard permit for certain temporary concrete plants to support a public works project. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 382.051985(b), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) A plant permitted under this section may occupy a designated site for not more than 180 consecutive days [ or to supply material for a single project, but not other unrelated projects ]. SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall amend the standard permit adopted under Section 382.051985, Health and Safety Code, to implement the change in law made by this Act. (b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not allow a facility to emit air contaminants under the standard permit adopted under Section 382.051985, Health and Safety Code, in effect before the amendment required by Subsection (a) of this section for more than 180 consecutive days following the effective date of the amendment required by Subsection (a) of this section. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.