TPGA Q2 ROUNDUP: Legislative Wins, Legal Fights & Industry Issues

Legislative Update

• Committee Chair provided an overview of top bills as the 89th Legislative Session nears adjournment on June 2

Legal & Regulatory Affairs

• Houston Lawsuit: City of Houston is challenging the constitutionality of TPGA-supported law

• Case returns to court in July

• Attorney General Ken Paxton may join to defend the law

• TPGA legal counsel remains confident in a favorable outcome

Temperature Compensation for Dispensers

• NIST mandates temperature compensation for all new LP-Gas dispensers by 2026; existing dispensers by 2030

• Joint NPGA/NIST proposal seeks to extend retroactivity deadline to 2034

• Applies to dispensers rated at 20 GPM or less

• Only electronic compensation systems qualify

• Estimated cost: $3,000–$4,000 per dispenser

Texas Department of Agriculture Resolution

• Commissioner Sid Miller verbally approved continued fixed-price sales for 20 lb propane cylinders

• TPGA is seeking formal written confirmation

  
  

FMCSA English Proficiency Enforcement

• Effective immediately

• Drivers must be able to:

  • Converse with the public

  • Understand signs and signals

  • Respond to inquiries

  • Complete reports

• Includes interviews and highway sign recognition tests

• Drivers failing assessments will be placed out of service