Ron Reynolds, Texas State of Representative from the 27th district | www.roneugenereynolds.com
Ron Reynolds, Texas State of Representative from the 27th district | www.roneugenereynolds.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the creation of the Climate Change Impact Assessment Council’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill establishes the Climate Change Impact Assessment Council to study the effects of climate change on the health, safety, and welfare of Texas residents. The council consists of 11 members, including legislators and experts in climatology, the state's economy, land management, natural resource maintenance, and tourism, appointed by the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house. The council will assess climate change's impact on the state, estimate related costs, explore preventive measures for natural disasters, and recommend legislation. Public hearings will be held to gather information, and a report is to be submitted to the legislature by Jan. 1, 2027. The council will be abolished, and the act expires on Sept. 1, 2027. The act takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Ron Reynolds, member of the House Committee on House Administration, proposed another 11 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Reynolds graduated from Texas Southern University in 1996 with a BS and again in 1999 from Texas Tech University School of Law with a JD.
Ron Reynolds is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 27th House district. He replaced previous state representative Dora Olivo in 2011.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 871 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities |
| HB 859 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Environmental Justice Advisory Council |
| HB 853 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the issuance of air quality permits for certain facilities located in a nonattainment area |
| HB 838 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region |
| HB 822 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties |
| HB 812 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the minimum wage |
| HB 726 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| HB 682 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows |
| HB 655 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses |
| HB 623 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful transfer of a semiautomatic rifle |
| HB 579 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the transfer of semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; increasing a criminal penalty |
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