TX HB 206
enactedRelating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
- Introduced
- 2025-02-27
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-05-26 — Effective on 9/1/25
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Craddickprimary
- Birdwellprimary
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 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
2025-04-03
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-03
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-03
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-07
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-07
Committee report distributed
2025-04-08
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-17
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-22
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-22
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-04-22
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-22
Record vote
2025-04-22
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-23
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-04-23
Passed
passage
2025-04-23
Record vote
2025-04-23
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-23
Reported engrossed
2025-04-23
Received from the House
introduction
2025-04-24
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-24
Referred to Natural Resources
referral-committee
2025-05-07
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-07
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-07
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-07
Left pending in committee
2025-05-07
Posting rule suspended
2025-05-07
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-07
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-08
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-08
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-08
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-09
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-12
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
reading-2
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-12
Passed
passage
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Senate passage reported
passage
2025-05-13
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-05-13
Signed in the House
passage
2025-05-14
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-05-14
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-26
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-05-26
Effective on 9/1/25
became-law
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Votes
passage
2025-04-22 · pass · 110-38
Member-level votes (152)
- Alders: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: 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
- Martinez: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: 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
- Vo: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Allen: no
- Anchía: no
- Bowers: no
- Bryant: no
- Bucy: no
- Canales: no
- Davis, A.: no
- Davis, Y.: no
- Flores: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Garcia Hernandez: no
- Gervin-Hawkins: no
- González, J.: no
- González, M.: no
- Goodwin: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Hopper: no
- Howard: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Jones, V.: no
- Lopez, R.: no
- Manuel: no
- Fischer: no
- Meza: no
- Moody: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Morales Shaw: no
- Perez, V.: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Simmons: no
- Talarico: no
- Thompson: no
- Turner: no
- Walle: no
- Ward Johnson: no
- Wu: no
- Zwiener: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Absent: absent
- Dean: absent
passage
2025-04-23 · pass · 114-34
Member-level votes (151)
- Alders: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Morales, E.: 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
- Richardson: yes
- Rose: 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
- Vo: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Allen: no
- Anchía: no
- Bowers: no
- Bryant: no
- Bucy: no
- Canales: no
- Davis, A.: no
- Flores: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Garcia Hernandez: no
- Gervin-Hawkins: no
- González, J.: no
- González, M.: no
- Goodwin: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Howard: no
- Jones, V.: no
- Manuel: no
- Meza: no
- Moody: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Morales Shaw: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Romero: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Simmons: no
- Talarico: no
- Thompson: no
- Turner: no
- Walle: no
- Ward Johnson: no
- Wu: no
- Zwiener: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- McQueeney: absent
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 206 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-05-12 · pass · 27-3
Member-level votes (31)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bettencourt: yes
- Birdwell: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Flores: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- J. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Hughes: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Middleton: yes
- Miles: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- Sparks: yes
- West: yes
- Zaffirini: yes
- Cook: no
- Eckhardt: no
- Johnson: no
- Gutierrez: absent
passage
2025-05-12 · pass · 27-3
Member-level votes (31)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bettencourt: yes
- Birdwell: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Flores: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- J. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Hughes: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Middleton: yes
- Miles: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- Sparks: yes
- West: yes
- Zaffirini: yes
- Cook: no
- Eckhardt: no
- Johnson: no
- Gutierrez: absent
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