Relating to the permitting of medical waste facilities by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
111–28
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 141
Apr 20, 2023
D
Democratic59
98% Yea
R
Republican82
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
10
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Environmental Regulation
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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