Legislative Advocacy and Alerts
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REGULAR SESSION SUMMARY
May 11 Bills Action Summary
May 10 Bills Action Summary
May 9 Bills Action Summary
May 8 Bills Action Summary
HB 2970 Position Statement (Manufactured Homes)
May 5 Bills Action Summary
May 4 Bills Action Summary
May 3 Bills Action Summary
THE 88TH SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE
The 88th session of the legislature is in full swing and a record number of bills were introduced. As of the March 10th deadline, no more bills can be introduced. The various Senate and House committee members have been appointed and bills are being/have been assigned to committees. Committee Hearings have started on the bills. The APATX Advocacy Committee working with our legislative advisor, Chris Sanchez of Salient Strategies, has once again created a 2023 AirTable of bills that they are monitoring. (See AirTable link below) It will be updated with the status of bills including committee hearing updates and votes as they occur.
The APATX Advocacy Committee is monitoring over 250 bills that have been determined to affect Planning and Development in Texas. The 250+ bills are in the AirTable and are divided into categories by the five subcommittees monitoring the legislation. Those subcommittees are Annexation and ETJ, Development Character (Zoning, Platting, Building Codes, etc.), Economic Development/Redevelopment, Environment, Housing, and Transportation. Following is the AirTable containing those bills and by using the search function, a bill can be easily found, with the subcommittee summary of the bill and their level of concern. There is also a link to the actual introduced bill itself, which makes it simple to look up a bill. Feel free to let us know of a bill that is not listed and should be of concern. Also, if you are aware of additional information that would be of interest to the APATX, please let us know.
Following the AirTable are legislative bill alerts in chronological order (most recent alert first) of bills that the Advocacy Committee seeks support of or opposition to, along with a position statement on the bill and whether testimony, letters of support/opposition or emails are needed. House or Senate Committee alerts will also have a link to the Committee members so APATX members can determine where they can be most effective.
Handy Links:
- Texas Legislature online - https://capitol.texas.gov/ (Has all links)
- Bill Lookup by number- https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/BillNumber.aspx
- House Committees with links to member information - https://capitol.texas.gov/Committees/CommitteesMbrs.aspx?Chamber=H
- Senate Committees with links to member information – https://capitol.texas.gov/Committees/CommitteesMbrs.aspx?Chamber=S
- Committee meeting calendars and agendas - https://capitol.texas.gov/MnuCommittees.aspx
- House and Senate calendars - https://capitol.texas.gov/MnuCalendars.aspx
Testimony
Read testimony provided by APATX to the Legislature on certain topics of interest to planning in Texas!
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SB 2349 - MUDs
HB14 - Third Party Reviews
SB 494 - Platting
HB 3697 - Platting and Master Thoroughfare Plans
HB 2018 - Development Application Shot Clock
SB 560 - Building Permits
HB 4018 - Environmental
HB 1526 - Parkland Dedication
HB 3859 - Beach Access
HB2374 - Emissions
SB 784 - Emissions
HB 1204 - Emergency Services Districts (ESDs)
HB 4275 - Annexation/Disannexation/ESDs
SB 369 - Disannexation
HB 4215 - ETJs (size)
HB 4175 - ETJs (service plans)
HB 1307 - ETJs/Disannexation
HB 5217 - ETJs
HB 1279 - ETJs
SB 2038 - ETJs
HB 4285 - Signs in ETJ
HB 3921 - Zoning
HB 3135 - Regulation Cost/Benefit Analysis
HB 2224 - Speed Limits
HB 1855 - Safety Corridors
HB 1068 - Vertical Hazards
HB 2198 - Building Heights
HB 2789 - ADUs
SB 149 - Local Landuse Regulations
HB 2750 - Zoning Notices
HB 2367 - Amenity Rentals
HB 3490 - Nonconforming Uses
APATX AirTable Legislative Tracker (Real-Time)
APATX continues to follow the 88th Legislative session and is tracking a number of bills related to planning and development in Texas. Contact texasapa@gmail.com if you are aware of any legislation that is not on this list but should be reviewed by a legislative committee.
