Amend HB 1598 (house committee report) by striking SECTION 2 of the bill (page 3, line 2) and adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:

SECTION ____.  Section 361.095, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an order, ordinance, or other regulation related to the siting or location of a solid waste disposal facility adopted by a local government or other political subdivision after the effective date of this Act. An order, ordinance, or other regulation related to siting or location of a solid waste disposal facility adopted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date it was adopted and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION ____.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023.