Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 4660 grants the state and federal government exclusive jurisdiction over space flight activities in Texas, preempting local regulations that attempt to ban, limit, or regulate these activities. The bill also updates beach closure policies related to space launches, allowing municipalities and counties to temporarily close beaches near spaceports under specific conditions​.
Author (5)
Janie Lopez
Greg Bonnen
Dennis Paul
Pat Curry
Marc LaHood
Co-Author (52)
Daniel Alders
Jeffrey Barry
Cecil Bell, Jr.
Keith Bell
Ben Bumgarner
Briscoe Cain
Giovanni Capriglione
Charles Cunningham
Jay Dean
Mano DeAyala
Mark Dorazio
James Frank
Josey Garcia
Gary Gates
Stan Gerdes
Ryan Guillen
Sam Harless
Caroline Harris Davila
Richard Hayes
Janis Holt
Andy Hopper
Lacey Hull
Carrie Isaac
Stan Kitzman
Suleman Lalani
Brooks Landgraf
Jeff Leach
A.J. Louderback
David Lowe
J. M. Lozano
John Lujan
Shelley Luther
Armando Martinez
William Metcalf
Brent Money
Sergio Munoz, Jr.
Candy Noble
Tom Oliverson
Angelia Orr
Jared Patterson
Katrina Pierson
Richard Raymond
Keresa Richardson
Alan Schoolcraft
Joanne Shofner
Shelby Slawson
Carl Tepper
Ellen Troxclair
Cody Vasut
Wesley Virdell
Trey Wharton
Terry Wilson
Contact the Author
Rep. Janie Lopez
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0640
Capitol Office:
EXT E1.422
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