Not a particularly big week for environmental legislation, but the Leg has been busy with opening day and the MLK holiday.

House Bills

HB 684: Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code.
HB 706: Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property on which a solar or wind-powered energy device is installed or constructed.
HB 727: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program under which high school students may accrue prepaid tuition units at public institutions of higher education by completing certain community service activities.
HB 735: Relating to the collection of information regarding the number of alternatively fueled vehicles registered in this state.
HB 745: Relating to the installation of solar-powered stop signs by a property owners’ association.

Senate Bills
SB 297: Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools.
SB 309: Relating to public access to boundary, financial, and tax rate information of certain political subdivisions.
SB 321: Relating to the amount of money transferred monthly from the state highway fund to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.