Ana Hernandez, Texas State Representative of 143rd District (D) | https://www.facebook.com
Ana Hernandez, Texas State Representative of 143rd District (D) | https://www.facebook.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to public hearings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in areas that exceed an ambient air quality standard for benzene’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hold a public hearing in any area where monitoring or modeling indicates benzene levels are exceeding or likely to exceed national or state ambient air quality standards. The purpose of the hearing is to provide a platform for interested parties to present their comments regarding the elevated benzene levels. The commission is required to publish notice of the hearing at least once in a newspaper that circulates generally in the affected area, with the notice appearing no later than 30 days before the hearing date. The act will become effective on Sept. 1, 2025.
Ana Hernandez, member of the House Committee on S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband and vice chair of the House Committee on State Affairs, proposed another 19 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Hernandez graduated from the University of Houston in 1999 with a BS and again in 2004 from University of Texas School of Law with a JD.
Ana Hernandez is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 143rd House district. She replaced previous state representative Joe Moreno in 2005.
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 3771 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the operation near a public school of a retail establishment selling cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products; providing a civil penalty |
| HB 3494 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to wages paid to certain workers with disabilities |
| HB 2824 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the regulation of certain facilities that store and distribute benzene or another volatile organic compound; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 2319 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to cost-of-living increases applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
| HB 2224 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to required emergency generators or other backup power sources in certain nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and senior independent living communities; providing civil and administrative penalties |
| HB 2222 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the establishment of an energy efficiency program for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools |
| HB 2219 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of a student with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder for special education services provided by a public school |
| HB 2218 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to required emergency generators or other backup power sources in certain nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and senior independent living communities; providing civil penalties |
| HB 1814 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to changes to certain marriage-related forms |
| HB 1684 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to safety standards for private passenger van services that transport students to and from public primary and secondary schools |
| HB 1676 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission |
| HB 1568 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the placement and use of video recording equipment in certain child-care facilities |
| HB 1567 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation of certain employees who leave the workplace to care for a minor child |
| HB 1563 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of this state |
| HB 1561 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the licensing of legal permanent residents as county jailers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those legal permanent residents by political subdivisions |
| HB 1559 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to prohibited nonconsensual medical procedures and treatment on certain minors with intersex traits |
| HB 1365 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child |
| HB 1364 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the provision of uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage in automobile liability insurance policies |
| HB 1362 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for employees who leave the workplace due to sexual harassment |
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