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TX SB 617

enacted

Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 617 pass?

Yes. TX SB 617 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-27. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 617 about?

TX SB 617 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 617?

Schwertner, Harris Davila are the primary sponsors of TX SB 617, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2024-12-13
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Harris Davilaprimary
  • Shofnercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-12-13

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-17

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-17

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-17

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-24

    Vote taken in committee

  10. 2025-03-25

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-03-25

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-04-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  13. 2025-04-02

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  15. 2025-04-02

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  17. 2025-04-02

    Three day rule suspended

  18. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-04-02

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-02

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-04-03

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  24. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-04-28

    Considered in formal meeting

  27. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-05-09

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  29. 2025-05-09

    Committee report distributed

  30. 2025-05-10

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  31. 2025-05-13

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  32. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  33. 2025-05-13

    Passed to 3rd reading

  34. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  35. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  37. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  38. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  39. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-14

    House passage reported

    passage

  41. 2025-05-14

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  42. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  43. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the House

    passage

  44. 2025-05-15

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  45. 2025-05-27

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  46. 2025-05-27

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-02 · pass · 25-6

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

    2025-05-13 · pass · 87-47

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

    2025-05-14 · pass · 97-38

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

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