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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas bans requiring state permits for controlled plant burning during disaster declarations
Last action · March 10, 2025: Referred to Environmental RegulationSponsor: J.M. Lozano
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What This Bill Proposed
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is prohibited from requiring prior notification or authorization to conduct s of combustible plant growth in counties under a declared state of disaster or emergency, unless the declaration explicitly bans all outdoor burning.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Property owners and agricultural operators
They can conduct controlled burns of combustible plant growth without prior regional office authorization or notification in disaster-declared counties.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
The agency is prohibited from requiring notification or authorization for controlled burns under specific disaster or emergency declarations.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need permission from the state to burn plant growth during a disaster declaration?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Environmental Regulation
- Mar 10, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 13, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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