Bill Commons

TX HB 1545

enacted

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 1545 pass?

Yes. TX HB 1545 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 1545 about?

TX HB 1545 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 1545?

Kitzman, Canales, Hull and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 1545, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kitzmanprimary
  • Canalesprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Bell, Keithprimary
  • Shaheenprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Lujancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-06-02

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  8. 2025-06-01

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  9. 2025-06-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-06-01

    Record vote

  11. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-06-01

    Record vote

  13. 2025-06-01

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-05-31

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  15. 2025-05-31

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  16. 2025-05-31

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  17. 2025-05-31

    Senate grants request for conf comm-reported

  18. 2025-05-30

    Senate appoints conferees

  19. 2025-05-30

    Senate grants request for conference comm.

  20. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees-reported

  21. 2025-05-30

    House requests conference committee-reported

  22. 2025-05-30

    House refuses to concur-reported

  23. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees

  24. 2025-05-30

    House requests conference committee

  25. 2025-05-30

    House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

  26. 2025-05-29

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  27. 2025-05-29

    Senate Amendments distributed

  28. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  29. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

  31. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  32. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-25

    Three day rule suspended

  34. 2025-05-25

    Vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-25

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  37. 2025-05-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  38. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  39. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  43. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-05-05

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  46. 2025-05-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  47. 2025-05-05

    Received from the House

    introduction

  48. 2025-05-02

    Reported engrossed

  49. 2025-05-02

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  50. 2025-05-02

    Record vote

  51. 2025-05-02

    Passed

    passage

  52. 2025-05-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  53. 2025-05-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  54. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  55. 2025-05-01

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  56. 2025-05-01

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  57. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  58. 2025-05-01

    Placed on Major State Calendar

  59. 2025-04-28

    Considered in Calendars

  60. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  61. 2025-04-24

    Committee report distributed

  62. 2025-04-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  63. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  64. 2025-04-14

    Considered in formal meeting

  65. 2025-04-09

    Left pending in committee

  66. 2025-04-09

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  67. 2025-04-09

    Considered in public hearing

  68. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

  69. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  70. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-01 · pass · 127-1

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: 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
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: 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
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Harrison: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Talaric: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • King: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Leo Wilson: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • Bell: absent
    • C: absent
    • Bumgarner: absent
    • Button: absent
    • Lamber: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-02 · pass · 137-1

    Member-level votes (155)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: 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
    • 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
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: 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
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: 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
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: 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
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Harrison: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Martinez Fischer: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Schatzlin: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Gerdes: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Reynold: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 1545 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-25 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-06-01 · pass · 31-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: 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
    • 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
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: 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
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • L: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • González, M.: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Vo: absent

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1545.xml

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