Relating to the persons entitled to request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

HB 2642 amends Texas law to specify that only representatives of schools, places of worship, licensed day-care centers, hospitals, or medical facilities within 440 yards of a proposed concrete plant, or residents living within 440 yards of the site, may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. This change clarifies who is eligible to seek a hearing about the environmental review of concrete plant construction, limiting requests to these specific groups. The bill applies only to applications submitted on or after its effective date (September 1, 2025, unless passed with a two-thirds vote for immediate effect), not to prior applications. It does not alter the hearing process itself but defines the scope of who can initiate it.