TX SB 840
enactedRelating to certain municipal regulation of certain mixed-use and multifamily residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper
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Quick answers
Did TX SB 840 pass?
Yes. TX SB 840 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25
What is TX SB 840 about?
TX SB 840 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to certain municipal regulation of certain mixed-use and multifamily residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.”.
Who sponsors TX SB 840?
Cole, Hefner, Alders and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 840, joined by 13 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Latest action
- 2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Coleprimary
- Hefnerprimary
- Aldersprimary
- Hughesprimary
- Cunninghamcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Frankcosponsor
- Gatescosponsor
- González, Marycosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Talaricocosponsor
- Turnercosponsor
- Parkercosponsor
- Ashbycosponsor
- Capriglionecosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
became-law
2025-06-20
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-05-28
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-28
Signed in the House
passage
2025-05-27
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-05-27
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
2025-05-26
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-05-26
Record vote
2025-05-26
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
2025-05-26
Read
2025-05-26
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2025-05-21
House passage as amended reported
amendment-passage
2025-05-21
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-21
Record vote
2025-05-21
Passed as amended
amendment-passage,passage
2025-05-21
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-21
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-20
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-20
Record vote
2025-05-20
Passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-20
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-20
Additional sponsor(s) authorized
2025-05-20
Rules suspended
2025-05-20
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-16
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-12
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-12
Committee report distributed
2025-05-12
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-02
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-02
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-02
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-24
Left pending in committee
2025-04-24
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-24
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-09
Referred to Land & Resource Management
referral-committee
2025-04-09
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-25
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-03-24
Reported engrossed
2025-03-24
Record vote
2025-03-24
Passed
passage
2025-03-24
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-03-24
Record vote
2025-03-24
Three day rule suspended
2025-03-24
Record vote
2025-03-24
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-03-24
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-24
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-03-24
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-03-24
Record vote
2025-03-24
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-03-24
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-03-24
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-03-24
Record vote
2025-03-24
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-24
Co-author authorized
2025-03-20
Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-18
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-18
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-17
Vote taken in committee
2025-03-17
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-10
Left pending in committee
2025-03-10
Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-10
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-10
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-13
Referred to Local Government
referral-committee
2025-02-13
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Filed
filing
2025-01-17
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
passage
2025-03-24 · pass · 23-7
Member-level votes (31)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bettencourt: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Cook: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Flores: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Johnson: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Middleton: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- Sparks: yes
- Birdwell: no
- Eckhardt: no
- Gutierrez: no
- J. Hinojosa: no
- Nichols: no
- West: no
- Zaffirini: no
- Miles: absent
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 840 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-03-24 · pass · 24-6
Member-level votes (31)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bettencourt: yes
- Birdwell: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Cook: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Flores: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- J. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Hughes: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Middleton: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- Sparks: yes
- Eckhardt: no
- Gutierrez: no
- Johnson: no
- Nichols: no
- West: no
- Zaffirini: no
- Miles: absent
adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2
2025-03-24 · pass · 0-0
passage
2025-05-20 · pass · 108-23
Member-level votes (153)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Button: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Geren: yes
- Gervin-Hawkins: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Barry: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Campos: no
- Cook: no
- Hopper: no
- Leach: no
- Lopez, R.: no
- Lowe: no
- Fischer: no
- Noble: no
- Olcott: no
- Oliverson: no
- Patterson: no
- Plesa: no
- Richardson: no
- Schatzline: no
- Schofield: no
- Shaheen: no
- Slawson: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Vasut: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Harris(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Ashby: absent
- Bernal: absent
- Buckley: absent
- Jones: absent
- V: absent
- Craddick: absent
- Darby: absent
- Dyson: absent
- Garcia, J.: absent
- Gates: absent
- Gerdes: absent
- Guerra: absent
- Morales, E.: absent
- Reynolds: absent
- Rosenthal: absent
- Hull: absent
- Orr: absent
- Simmon: absent
passage
2025-05-21 · pass · 106-33
Member-level votes (154)
- Alders: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Canales: yes
- Cole: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Holt: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meza: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Allen: no
- Anchía: no
- Barry: no
- Bernal: no
- Bonnen: no
- Capriglione: no
- Collier: no
- Cook: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Garcia Hernandez: no
- Geren: no
- González, J.: no
- Harris Davila: no
- Hopper: no
- Little: no
- Lopez, R.: no
- Lowe: no
- Fischer: no
- Meyer: no
- Noble: no
- Patterson: no
- Plesa: no
- Romero: no
- Rose: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Schatzline: no
- Schofield: no
- Shaheen: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vo: no
- Wilson: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Harris(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Jones: absent
- V: absent
- Excused: absent
- Ashby: absent
- Bryant: absent
- Frank: absent
- Hinojosa: absent
- Leo Wilso: absent
- Cunningham: absent
- Dean: absent
- Gervin-Hawkin: absent
passage
2025-05-26 · pass · 31-0
passage
2025-05-27 · pass · 128-4
Member-level votes (152)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Gervin-Hawkins: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Collier: no
- Schatzline: no
- Shofner: no
- Virdel: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker(C): not voting
- Rodríguez Ramo: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Anchía: absent
- Bowers: absent
- Canales: absent
- V: absent
- Barry: absent
- Davis, Y.: absent
- Guillen: absent
- Holt: absent
- Hull: absent
- Meza: absent
- Money: absent
- Romero: absent
- Rose: absent
- Smithee: absent
- Swanson: absent
- Thompson: absent
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 3404
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