As we reach the halfway point in the 82nd Texas Legislature, the pace is picking up. This week, ACT has recommendations about five bills scheduled to be heard in committee meetings. ACT supports SB 449 (Watson | Estes) in Senate Finance, SB 1125 (Carona) in Senate Business & Commerce, HB 821 (Farrar) and HB 1966 [...]
Continue Reading →The following committees will hear legislation that addresses ACT recommendations to the 81sxt Texas Legislature. If a committee listing does not include bill numbers, ACT-supported bills are already pending in that committee. Monday, April 6 House Technology, Economic Development & Workforce: HB 2492 Senate Government Organization: SB 2169 Tuesday, April 7 Senate Natural Resources: SB [...]
Continue Reading →Attention shifts to the House This week is an important one for solar energy in the 81st Legislature. On the Senate side, the Committee on Business and Commerce can move solar energy legislation, including legislation that calls for a major program for distributed generation such as rooftop solar, out of committee and onto the Senate [...]
Continue Reading →2011 ACT Legislative Agenda
ACT's 2011 Legislative Agenda is now available online. In 2011, ACT calls on the Texas Legislature to safeguard our health and our environment by adopting key recommendations in air, clean energy, land, waste & recycling, water and reform of our state government.
