CS/HB 479: Land and Water Management

GENERAL BILL by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, Maggard

Land and Water Management; Prohibits counties & municipalities from adopting laws, regulations, rules, policies, or ordinances that prohibit adjacent upland activities that are outside certain wetland buffers; repeals provisions relating to land management review teams.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/14/2026 10:13 AM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 718 by McClain Water Management Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Environment and Natural Resources	Compare

• Analyses (1)

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  • Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)  1/14/2026

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  373.027		Page 1 (pdf)
  373.591	Management review teams.	Page 2 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/19/2025	H	• Filed
  11/24/2025	H	• Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  1/9/2026	H	• PCS added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
  1/13/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  1/14/2026	H	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  1/15/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1/16/2026	H	• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee