TX HB 113

withdrawn

Relating to statutory construction, including restrictions on the use of certain aids to construction.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 113 pass?

No. TX HB 113 was withdrawn on 2025-05-16 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-05-16): Received from the House

What is TX HB 113 about?

TX HB 113 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to statutory construction, including restrictions on the use of certain aids to construction.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 113?

Vasut, Cain, Leach and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 113, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-03-14
Latest action: 2025-05-16 — Received from the House
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-03-13
Filed
filing
2025-03-14
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-14
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-03-26
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-26
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-26
Left pending in committee
2025-04-24
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-24
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-24
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-01
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-01
Committee report distributed
2025-05-01
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-02
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-05
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-05
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-05
Point of order sustained
2025-05-05
Returned to Calendars Committee
2025-05-06
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-06
Returned to committee by Calendars Committee
2025-05-08
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-08
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-08
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-09
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-10
Committee report distributed
2025-05-10
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-10
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-12
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-14
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-14
Point of order withdrawn
withdrawal
2025-05-14
Point of order withdrawn
withdrawal
2025-05-14
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-14
Record vote
2025-05-14
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-15
Passed
passage
2025-05-15
Record vote
2025-05-15
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15
Reported engrossed
2025-05-16
Received from the House
introduction

Versions

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House Committee ReportCompare
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Documents

Votes

passage
2025-05-14 · pass · 81-57
Member-level votes (153)
- Alders: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cook: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Hull: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: 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
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Noble: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: 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
- Bhojani: no
- Bowers: no
- Bryant: no
- Bucy: no
- Campos: no
- Canales: no
- Cole: no
- Collier: no
- Cortez: no
- Davis, A.: no
- Davis, Y.: no
- Dutton: no
- Flores: no
- Gámez: no
- Garcia, J.: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Garcia Hernandez: no
- Gervin-Hawkins: no
- González, J.: no
- González, M.: no
- Goodwin: no
- Guerra: no
- Harrison: no
- Hernandez: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Howard: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Jones, V.: no
- Lalani: no
- Manuel: no
- Martinez: no
- Meza: no
- Moody: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Morales, E.: no
- Morales Shaw: no
- Muñoz: no
- Ordaz: no
- Perez, M.: no
- Perez, V.: no
- Plesa: no
- Reynolds: no
- Romero: no
- Rose: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Simmons: 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
- Buckley: absent
- Holt: absent
- Johnson: absent
- Lambert: absent
- Olcott: absent
- Pau: absent
- Hunter: absent
- Lopez: absent
- R: absent
- Martinez Fischer: absent
- Money: absent
- Rodríguez Ramo: absent
passage
2025-05-15 · pass · 85-58
Member-level votes (153)
- Alders: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cook: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Martinez: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Phelan: 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
- Bhojani: no
- Bowers: no
- Bryant: no
- Bucy: no
- Campos: no
- Cole: no
- Collier: no
- Cortez: no
- Davis, A.: no
- Davis, Y.: no
- Flores: no
- Gámez: no
- Garcia, J.: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Garcia Hernandez: no
- González, J.: no
- González, M.: no
- Goodwin: no
- Guerra: no
- Harrison: no
- Hernandez: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Howard: no
- Johnson: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Jones, V.: no
- Lalani: no
- Longoria: no
- Lopez, R.: no
- Manuel: no
- Fischer: no
- Meza: no
- Money: no
- Moody: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Morales, E.: no
- Morales Shaw: no
- Ordaz: no
- Perez, M.: no
- Perez, V.: no
- Plesa: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Romero: no
- Rose: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Simmons: 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
- Dutton: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Paul: absent
- Schofiel: absent
- Excused: absent
- Harris: absent
- Pierson: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: HB 4501
Companion bill: SB 1796

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00100_HB00199/HB 113.xml

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