TX HB 188
died on adjournmentRelating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to certain funds and accounts, including the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, and to the permissible uses of money deposited to the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 188 pass?
No. TX HB 188 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 (2025-05-15): Placed on General State Calendar
What is TX HB 188 about?
TX HB 188 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to certain funds and accounts, including the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, and to the permissible uses of money deposited to the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 188?
Landgraf, Morales, Eddie are the primary sponsors of TX HB 188.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-27
- Latest action
- 2025-05-15 — Placed on General State Calendar
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
- Governor (I0375)
- Oil & Gas (I0545)
- PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
- Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports (I0765)
- State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
- Taxation--Energy Resources (I0810)
- Taxation--State (I0790)
- TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796)
Sponsors
- Landgrafprimary
- Morales, Eddieprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-02-27
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-27
Referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-04-29
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-29
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-29
Left pending in committee
2025-05-06
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-06
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-06
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-12
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-12
Committee report distributed
2025-05-12
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-13
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-15
Placed on General State Calendar
Versions
Documents
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- application/pdf
- application/pdf
- text/html
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Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1001
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