TX HB 2970

enacted

Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Introduced: 2025-03-20
Status date: —
Latest action: 2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2025-02-18
Filed
filing
2025-03-20
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-20
Referred to Natural Resources
referral-committee
2025-04-02
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-02
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-02
Left pending in committee
2025-04-16
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-16
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-22
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-22
Committee report distributed
2025-04-23
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-24
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-29
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-29
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-04-29
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-29
Record vote
2025-04-29
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-30
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-04-30
Passed
passage
2025-04-30
Record vote
2025-04-30
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-30
Reported engrossed
2025-04-30
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-01
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-01
Referred to Natural Resources
referral-committee
2025-05-07
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-07
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-07
Left pending in committee
2025-05-07
Posting rule suspended
2025-05-07
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-07
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-08
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-08
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-08
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-13
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-14
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-14
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
reading-2
2025-05-14
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-14
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-14
Record vote
2025-05-14
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-14
Passed
passage
2025-05-14
Record vote
2025-05-14
Senate passage as amended reported
amendment-passage
2025-05-14
Senate Amendments distributed
2025-05-14
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-20
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
2025-05-20
Record vote
2025-05-20
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-20
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
2025-05-20
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-05-21
Signed in the House
passage
2025-05-21
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
2025-05-21
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-05-22
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-06-20
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-20
Effective immediately
became-law

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Votes

passage
2025-04-29 · pass · 141-0
Member-level votes (153)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: 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
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: 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
- Meza: yes
- Money: 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
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Vo: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Absent: absent
- Excused: absent
- Walle: absent
- Anchía: absent
- Davis, Y.: absent
- Hayes: absent
- Jones, V.: absent
- LaHood: absent
- Little: absent
- Pierson: absent
passage
2025-04-30 · pass · 142-0
Member-level votes (153)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: 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
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: 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
- Meza: yes
- Money: 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
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Absent: absent
- Bernal: absent
- Holt: absent
- Schoolcraft: absent
- V: absent
- Excused: absent
- Kitzman: absent
- Darby: absent
- Shofne: absent
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 2970 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-05-14 · pass · 31-0
passage
2025-05-20 · pass · 111-8
Member-level votes (153)
- Anchía: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Curry: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: 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
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Allen: no
- Bowers: no
- Bryant: no
- Goodwin: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Meza: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Vasut(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Ashby: absent
- Bernal: absent
- Buckley: absent
- Jones: absent
- V: absent
- Darby: absent
- Davis, Y.: absent
- Geren: absent
- Hernandez: absent
- Hull: absent
- Thompson: absent
- Turner: absent
- Alders: absent
- Bumgarner: absent
- Cunningham: absent
- Davis, A.: absent
- Garcia, J.: absent
- Garcia, L.: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- González, J.: absent
- Guerra: absent
- Harris: absent
- Howard: absent
- Kerwin: absent
- King: absent
- Lozano: absent
- Fischer: absent
- Orr: absent
- Smithee: absent
- Vo: absent
passage
2025-05-21 · pass · 111-8

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 410

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02900_HB02999/HB 2970.xml

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