CS/SB 108 (2023) -  Trees and Vegetation Within the Rights-of-way of Certain Roads and Rail Corridors

General Bill by Transportation and Rodriguez
Trees and Vegetation Within the Rights-of-way of Certain Roads and Rail Corridors: Providing that the prohibition against the removal, cutting, marring, defacing, or destruction of trees or other vegetation in certain rights-of-way does not apply if the Department of Transportation suspends such prohibition pursuant to a declared state of emergency; requiring the department to publish informational guidelines regarding the removal of debris from certain emergencies, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, May 5, 2023 11:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Transportation
    • On agenda for: 02/14/23 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/07/23 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/15/23 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 55 Subject: Trees and Other Vegetation within Rights-of-way Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/15/2023 8:07:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/14/2023 3:02:54 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/8/2023 8:55:45 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/6/2023 3:17:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 2/15/2023 11:09:53 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 2/13/2023 11:43:07 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/11/2023 05:32 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 15] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 05/05/2023 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/12/2023 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 362 Time: 04/11/2023 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 362 Time: 04/11/2023 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 362 Time: 04/11/2023 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/23 Time: 04/05/2023 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/16/2023 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 Time: 03/15/2023 - 6:10 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/15/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/10/2023 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/08/2023 - 9:02 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 110 Time: 03/07/2023 - 8:10 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Time: 03/07/2023 - 5:14 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Building Time: 03/02/2023 - 1:44 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Community Affairs Time: 02/16/2023 - 12:03 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/15/2023 - 11:54 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Time: 02/14/2023 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/14/23, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/06/2023 - 2:53 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules Time: 01/04/2023 - 5:28 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/27/2022 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
337.405 HB 55