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TX SB 2778

enacted

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 2778 pass?

Yes. TX SB 2778 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 2778 about?

TX SB 2778 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2778?

Hinojosa, Adam, Lujan, Metcalf are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2778.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Lujanprimary
  • Metcalfprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  3. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  7. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  8. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-30

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-05-29

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  11. 2025-05-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-29

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-29

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-05-27

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  15. 2025-05-27

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  16. 2025-05-27

    House appoints conferees-reported

  17. 2025-05-27

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  18. 2025-05-27

    House appoints conferees

  19. 2025-05-27

    House grants request for conference committee

  20. 2025-05-26

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  21. 2025-05-26

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  22. 2025-05-26

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  23. 2025-05-26

    Senate appoints conferees

  24. 2025-05-26

    Senate requests conference committee

  25. 2025-05-26

    Senate refuses to concur

  26. 2025-05-26

    Read

  27. 2025-05-26

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  28. 2025-05-23

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  29. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-23

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  32. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  34. 2025-05-23

    Vote reconsidered

  35. 2025-05-23

    Vote reconsidered

  36. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  39. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-23

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  42. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  43. 2025-05-22

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  45. 2025-05-22

    Passed to 3rd reading

  46. 2025-05-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  47. 2025-05-21

    Placed on General State Calendar

  48. 2025-05-19

    Considered in Calendars

  49. 2025-05-10

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  50. 2025-05-10

    Committee report distributed

  51. 2025-05-10

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  52. 2025-05-10

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  53. 2025-05-10

    Considered in formal meeting

  54. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

    referral-committee

  55. 2025-05-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  56. 2025-05-06

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  57. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  58. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  59. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  60. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  61. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  62. 2025-05-06

    Three day rule suspended

  63. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  64. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  65. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  66. 2025-05-06

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  67. 2025-05-05

    Placed on intent calendar

  68. 2025-04-30

    Committee report printed and distributed

  69. 2025-04-30

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  70. 2025-04-30

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  71. 2025-04-28

    Vote taken in committee

  72. 2025-04-28

    Considered in public hearing

  73. 2025-04-24

    Left pending in committee

  74. 2025-04-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  75. 2025-04-24

    Considered in public hearing

  76. 2025-04-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  77. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  78. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  79. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  80. 2025-03-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2778 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-06 · pass · 29-2

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Hancock: no
    • Hughes: no
  • passage

    2025-05-22 · pass · 89-49

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cook: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Gates: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hull: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • Leach: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Meyer: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Orr: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bucy: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • King: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Dorazio: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Teppe: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-23 · pass · 108-33

    Member-level votes (157)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: 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
    • Simmons: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Cain: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cook: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Gates: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leach: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Meyer: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Muñoz: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Zwiener: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Patterson(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Martinez Fische: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-29 · pass · 97-39

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: 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
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bryant: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Campos: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Meyer: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Rose: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tepper: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Virdel: absent
    • Alders: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Tinderholt: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 29-2

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Hancock: no
    • Hughes: no

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