---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the removal of certain counties from the Texas emissions reduction plan."
description: "Relating to the removal of certain counties from the Texas emissions reduction plan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1627"
citation: "Texas HB 1627 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VICTORIA COUNTY (G0589)", "Environment--Air (I0325)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kolkhorst", "Morrison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3666fc54-f401-484c-bce9-c77a9a143232"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01600_HB01699/HB 1627.xml"
source_hash: "f824234ff10ec021325cc63ba36cc11bb01712e78f07fb561177533b84e69a22"
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 HB 1627 (86) — Relating to the removal of certain counties from the Texas emissions reduction plan.

## 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/HB01627I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Morrison — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-12** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-04** Referred to Environmental Regulation `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-26** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-26** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-04** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-04-04** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-08** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-08** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2019-04-15** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2019-04-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-18** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Record vote
- **2019-04-18** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-18** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-23** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-24** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-01** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-05-01** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-02** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-03** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-03** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-03** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-10** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-10** Laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-10** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-10** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-10** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-10** Record vote
- **2019-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-10** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-10** Record vote
- **2019-05-10** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-10** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-13** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-14** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-23** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-23** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3666fc54-f401-484c-bce9-c77a9a143232`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).