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TX HB 21

enacted

Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 21 pass?

Yes. TX HB 21 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-28): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 21 about?

TX HB 21 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 21?

Bell, Cecil, Capriglione, Martinez Fischer and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 21, joined by 101 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-25
Latest action
2025-05-28 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bell, Cecilprimary
  • Capriglioneprimary
  • Martinez Fischerprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Tepperprimary
  • Gatesprimary
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Buckleycosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Buttoncosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Cortezcosponsor
  • Craddickcosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Currycosponsor
  • Darbycosponsor
  • Deancosponsor
  • Dysoncosponsor
  • Fairlycosponsor
  • Gámezcosponsor
  • Garcia Hernandez, Cassandracosponsor
  • Garcia, Joseycosponsor
  • Gerencosponsor
  • Goodwincosponsor
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Harlesscosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Harris Davilacosponsor
  • Harrisoncosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Hefnercosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Holtcosponsor
  • Hoppercosponsor
  • Howardcosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Huntercosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Kitzmancosponsor
  • LaHoodcosponsor
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • Lambertcosponsor
  • Landgrafcosponsor
  • Leachcosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Longoriacosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Lopez, Raycosponsor
  • Louderbackcosponsor
  • Lowecosponsor
  • Lozanocosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Luthercosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • McQueeneycosponsor
  • Mezacosponsor
  • Moneycosponsor
  • Morales, Eddiecosponsor
  • Morgancosponsor
  • Muñozcosponsor
  • Noblecosponsor
  • Olcottcosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor
  • Ordazcosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Perez, Vincentcosponsor
  • Phelancosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Raymondcosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Schatzlinecosponsor
  • Schoolcraftcosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Smitheecosponsor
  • Spillercosponsor
  • Swansoncosponsor
  • Talaricocosponsor
  • Tinderholtcosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • VanDeavercosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Virdellcosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Wilsoncosponsor
  • Zwienercosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Allencosponsor
  • Barrycosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bhojanicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-28

    Effective immediately

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-28

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-16

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-16

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-15

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-14

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-14

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  18. 2025-05-14

    Placed on intent calendar

  19. 2025-05-14

    Co-sponsor authorized

  20. 2025-05-12

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-12

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-05-12

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-12

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-12

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-05-12

    Posting rule suspended

  26. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  29. 2025-05-12

    Co-sponsor authorized

  30. 2025-05-10

    Reported engrossed

  31. 2025-05-10

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-10

    Passed

    passage

  34. 2025-05-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  35. 2025-05-09

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  37. 2025-05-09

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  38. 2025-05-09

    Point of order overruled

  39. 2025-05-09

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-05-09

    Point of order overruled

  41. 2025-05-09

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  42. 2025-05-09

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  43. 2025-05-09

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  44. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  45. 2025-05-09

    Placed on General State Calendar

  46. 2025-05-07

    Considered in Calendars

  47. 2025-05-06

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  48. 2025-05-06

    Committee report distributed

  49. 2025-05-05

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  50. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  51. 2025-04-28

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  52. 2025-04-28

    Considered in formal meeting

  53. 2025-03-18

    Left pending in committee

  54. 2025-03-18

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  55. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  56. 2025-02-25

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

    referral-committee

  57. 2025-02-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  58. 2025-01-13

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-09 · pass · 100-35

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: 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
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Howard: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Muñoz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Turner: no
    • Vo: no
    • Walle: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Curry: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Martinez Fischer: absent
    • Ros: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • King: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Rodríguez Ramos: absent
    • Zwiene: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-10 · pass · 113-15

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, V.: 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
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Cole: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Turner: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Bernal: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Goodwin: absent
    • Hefner: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Perez, M.: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Ples: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 21 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-14 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no

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