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title: "2024 Legislative Session: Over 2,200 Bills Filed"
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# 2024 Legislative Session: Over 2,200 Bills Filed
27 December 2024
[Curtis Smith, TNLA Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs](https://workingforyou.tnlaonline.org/author/curtis-smith-tnla-director-of-legislative-regulatory-affairs)
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**2024 Legislative Session: Over 2,200 Bills Filed**
The upcoming legislative session begins on January 14, 2024, with over 2,200 bills and resolutions already filed. The race for the next Speaker of the Texas House remains undecided, an unusual development that adds uncertainty to committee leadership assignments.
The Speaker of the House plays a critical role in shaping which legislators will lead committees most important to the Green Industry, including:
- **Agriculture and Livestock**
- **Natural Resources**
- **Environmental Regulations**
- **Ways and Means**
Typically, the Speaker race is resolved well before the session starts. However, it appears we might not know the winner until the election takes place on the first day of the session, immediately after members are sworn in at noon. Until a Speaker is elected, no substantive business can occur, making the outcome of this vote vital to the legislative agenda and our industry’s priorities.
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