---
title: Environment--Solid Waste - Texas Legislation
subject: Environment--Solid Waste
total_bills: 9
unique_authors: 9
critical_bills: 5
high_cost_bills: 3
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-solid-waste"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Environment--Solid Waste

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 9
- **Unique Authors:** 9
- **Critical Compliance:** 5 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 4

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 6 bills
- **Senate:** 3 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 5 bills
- **Moderate:** 3 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Brooks Landgraf** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Charlie Geren** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Dennis Paul** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Drew Darby** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Eddie Morales** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Environment](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment) (9 shared bills)
- [ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environmental-quality-texas-commission-on) (4 shared bills)
- [Environment--Water](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-water) (4 shared bills)
- [PERMITS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/permits) (3 shared bills)
- [Utilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities) (3 shared bills)
- [Utilities--Water & Sewer](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities-water-sewer) (2 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (2 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation-other-trades-professions) (2 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 5 bills
- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) - 1 bills
- [Texas State Board of Pharmacy](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-state-board-of-pharmacy) - 1 bills
- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 1 bills
- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 1 bills
- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB3071](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3071-89th-regular) | Relating to cancellation of certain solid ... | Critical | High |
| [HB3228](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3228-89th-regular) | Relating to the inclusion of certain provi... | Critical | High |
| [HB3333](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3333-89th-regular) | Relating to a restriction on permits autho... | Critical | High |
| [HB5057](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5057-89th-regular) | Relating to exclusive contracts for munici... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of certa... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB3071](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3071-89th-regular) | Relating to cancellation of certain s... | Charlie Geren (R) | Critical |
| [HB3228](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3228-89th-regular) | Relating to the inclusion of certain ... | Stan Lambert (R) | Critical |
| [HB3333](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3333-89th-regular) | Relating to a restriction on permits ... | Eddie Morales (D) | Critical |
| [HB4413](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4413-89th-regular) | Relating to mass balance attribution ... | Dennis Paul (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4426](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4426-89th-regular) | Relating to permits issued by the Rai... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5057](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5057-89th-regular) | Relating to exclusive contracts for m... | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Critical |
| [SB2078](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2078-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of compost... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB565](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb565-89th-regular) | Relating to a compliance agreement fo... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-solid-waste)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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