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legislation/us/states/tx/86/sb-698.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the expedited processing of certain applications for permits under the Texas Clean Air Act."
+description: "Relating to the expedited processing of certain applications for permits under the Texas Clean Air Act."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "86"
+identifier: "SB 698"
+citation: "Texas SB 698 (86)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Environment--Air (I0325)", "State Employees (I0626)", "PERMITS (S0011)", "ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Birdwell", "Blanco", "Lozano"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 42
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-02-07"
+last_action: "2019-06-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c0330ad-3801-4ab0-aff3-05e8577393cb"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 698.xml"
+source_hash: "1b910d11adeaf05056fadd626dbcc39d8f0b98e19c109a6c399a146ac27ccfef"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 698 (86) — Relating to the expedited processing of certain applications for permits under the Texas Clean Air Act.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00698I.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **132–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Birdwell — primary (person)
+- Blanco — primary (person)
+- Lozano — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-07** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2019-02-07** Filed `filing`
+- **2019-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-03-01** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2019-03-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-03-20** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2019-03-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2019-03-21** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2019-03-25** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2019-03-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2019-03-26** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
+- **2019-03-26** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-03-26** Three day rule suspended
+- **2019-03-26** Record vote
+- **2019-03-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-03-26** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-03-26** Record vote
+- **2019-03-26** Reported engrossed
+- **2019-03-27** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2019-04-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-04-01** Referred to Environmental Regulation `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-09** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-04-09** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2019-04-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2019-04-17** Committee report distributed
+- **2019-04-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2019-05-13** Considered in Calendars
+- **2019-05-15** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2019-05-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-15** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2019-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-16** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-16** Record vote
+- **2019-05-16** House passage reported
+- **2019-05-16** Reported enrolled
+- **2019-05-17** Signed in the Senate
+- **2019-05-20** Signed in the House
+- **2019-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-06-02** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-06-02** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c0330ad-3801-4ab0-aff3-05e8577393cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+