---
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).