Bill Text: TX HB2179 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the addition of certain counties to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - Filed [HB2179 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB2179-Introduced.html
  89R9572 JRR-D
 
  By: Shofner H.B. No. 2179
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the addition of certain counties to the Texas Emissions
  Reduction Plan.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 386.001(2), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (2)  "Affected county" includes:
                     (A)  Bastrop County;
                     (B)  Bexar County;
                     (C)  Caldwell County;
                     (D)  Comal County;
                     (E)  Ellis County;
                     (F)  Gregg County;
                     (G)  Guadalupe County;
                     (H)  Harrison County;
                     (I)  Hays County;
                     (J)  Henderson County;
                     (K)  Hood County;
                     (L)  Hunt County;
                     (M)  Johnson County;
                     (N)  Kaufman County;
                     (N-1)  Nacogdoches County;
                     (N-2)  Newton County;
                     (O)  Nueces County;
                     (O-1)  Panola County;
                     (P)  Parker County;
                     (Q)  Rockwall County;
                     (R)  Rusk County;
                     (R-1)  Sabine County; 
                     (S)  San Patricio County;
                     (S-1)  Shelby County; 
                     (T)  Smith County;
                     (U)  Travis County;
                     (V)  Upshur County;
                     (W)  Williamson County;
                     (X)  Wilson County; and
                     (Y)  any other county designated as an affected
  county by commission rule because of deteriorating air quality.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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