republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/88/sb-1397.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality."
description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 1397"
citation: "Texas SB 1397 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CEMENT & CONCRETE (S0315)", "ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "Environment--General (I0340)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "PERMITS (S0011)", "PUBLIC NOTICE (S0264)", "STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Canales", "Clardy", "Goldman", "Holland", "Johnson", "Paxton", "Perry", "Schwertner", "Springer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85e6365a-544e-4959-8490-6ab5ad95f61d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01300_SB01399/SB 1397.xml"
source_hash: "5349b6bbca497373ed9080a2b9f6ddfd49159df5032e8ccd707a879ed5b9b08e"
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 1397 (88) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01397I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01397E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01397H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01397S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01397F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **142–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1397 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
- Canales — primary (person)
- Clardy — primary (person)
- Goldman — primary (person)
- Holland — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)
- Springer — primary (person)
- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
- Plesa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-03-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-29** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-03-29** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-05** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-04-11** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-04-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-04-13** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-04-17** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-04-17** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-17** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-04-17** Record vote
- **2023-04-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Record vote
- **2023-04-17** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Environmental Regulation `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-28** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-28** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-28** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-11** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-12** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-16** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2023-05-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-16** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2023-05-16** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-17** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-17** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-23** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2023-05-23** Read
- **2023-05-23** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-23** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2023-05-23** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-25** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-18** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85e6365a-544e-4959-8490-6ab5ad95f61d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).