Bill Text: TX SB784 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those emissions.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-24 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB784 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB784-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 784 | ||
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| relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state to regulate | ||
| greenhouse gas emissions in this state and the express preemption | ||
| of local regulation of those emissions. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 382, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 382.005 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 382.005. EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO REGULATE | ||
| GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND EXPRESS PREEMPTION OF LOCAL | ||
| REGULATIONS. (a) In this section, "greenhouse gas emissions" has | ||
| the meaning assigned by Section 382.05102. | ||
| (b) To the extent not preempted by federal law, the state | ||
| has exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of greenhouse gas | ||
| emissions in this state. | ||
| (c) A municipality or other political subdivision may not | ||
| enact or enforce an ordinance or other measure that directly | ||
| regulates greenhouse gas emissions. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 784 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 11, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 784 passed the House on | ||
| May 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 99, Nays 42, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
