TX HB 5243
died on adjournmentRelating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 5243 pass?
No. TX HB 5243 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-15): Left pending in committee
What is TX HB 5243 about?
TX HB 5243 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 5243?
Gerdes, Harris, Canales and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 5243, joined by 48 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-07
- Latest action
- 2025-04-15 — Left pending in committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Gerdesprimary
- Harrisprimary
- Canalesprimary
- Hullprimary
- Raymondprimary
- Barrycosponsor
- Bell, Cecilcosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
- Bumgarnercosponsor
- Caincosponsor
- Cookcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Deancosponsor
- Doraziocosponsor
- Dysoncosponsor
- Fairlycosponsor
- Frankcosponsor
- Gatescosponsor
- Guillencosponsor
- Harlesscosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Hefnercosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Holtcosponsor
- Hoppercosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- Kitzmancosponsor
- Lambertcosponsor
- Leachcosponsor
- Littlecosponsor
- Lowecosponsor
- Luthercosponsor
- McLaughlincosponsor
- McQueeneycosponsor
- Metcalfcosponsor
- Moneycosponsor
- Morales, Eddiecosponsor
- Olcottcosponsor
- Orrcosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Richardsoncosponsor
- Schatzlinecosponsor
- Schoolcraftcosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Slawsoncosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Teppercosponsor
- Tothcosponsor
- Troxclaircosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
- Villaloboscosponsor
- Virdellcosponsor
- Whartoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-14
Filed
filing
2025-04-07
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-07
Referred to Human Services
referral-committee
2025-04-15
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-15
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-15
Left pending in committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 379
Official source
Attribution
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