TX HB 1285

died on adjournment

Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 1285 pass?

No. TX HB 1285 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 (2025-05-20): Referred to Natural Resources

What is TX HB 1285 about?

TX HB 1285 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 1285?

Geren is the primary sponsor of TX HB 1285.

Introduced: 2025-03-10
Latest action: 2025-05-20 — Referred to Natural Resources
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2024-11-13
Filed
filing
2025-03-10
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-10
Referred to Energy Resources
referral-committee
2025-03-17
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-17
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-17
Left pending in committee
2025-03-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-24
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-24
Vote reconsidered in committee
2025-03-24
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-28
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-03-31
Committee report distributed
2025-03-31
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-17
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-22
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-24
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-24
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-04-24
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-24
Record vote
2025-04-24
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-25
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-04-25
Passed
passage
2025-04-25
Record vote
2025-04-25
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-25
Reported engrossed
2025-04-28
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-20
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-20
Referred to Natural Resources
referral-committee

Versions

IntroducedCompare
House Committee ReportCompare
EngrossedCompare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

passage
2025-04-24 · pass · 118-29
Member-level votes (152)
- 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
- Campos: yes
- Canales: 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
- 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
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Gervin-Hawkins: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Cain: no
- Cook: no
- Harris Davila: no
- Harrison: no
- Hickland: no
- Hopper: no
- Kerwin: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Little: no
- Louderback: no
- Lowe: no
- Lozano: no
- Luther: no
- McLaughlin: no
- Money: no
- Morgan: no
- Olcott: no
- Oliverson: no
- Pierson: no
- Richardson: no
- Schatzline: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Slawson: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Virdell: no
- Wilson: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Absent: absent
- Vo: absent
- Martinez Fischer: absent
passage
2025-04-25 · pass · 94-31
Member-level votes (151)
- 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
- Button: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gervin-Hawkins: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Alders: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Cook: no
- Harris Davila: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Hefner: no
- Hickland: no
- Hopper: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Little: no
- Lowe: no
- Luther: no
- McLaughlin: no
- Money: no
- Morgan: no
- Noble: no
- Olcott: no
- Pierson: no
- Richardson: no
- Schatzline: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Swanson: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Virdell: no
- Wilson: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Cortez: absent
- Geren: absent
- Jones, J.: absent
- LaHood: absent
- Fischer: absent
- Morales, C.: absent
- Oliverson: absent
- Reynolds: absent
- Wu: absent
- Canales: absent
- Gerdes: absent
- Harris: absent
- Hernandez: absent
- Hunter: absent
- Johnson: absent
- Leach: absent
- Lopez, J.: absent
- Romero: absent
- Rose: absent
- Tepper: absent
- Campos: absent
- Cunningham: absent
- DeAyala: absent
- Gáme: absent

Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01200_HB01299/HB 1285.xml

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