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TX HB 23

withdrawn

Relating to the authority of certain persons to obtain third-party review of plats and property development plans, permits, and similar documents, and the inspection of an improvement related to such a document.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 23 pass?

No. TX HB 23 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-05-26): Left pending in committee

What is TX HB 23 about?

TX HB 23 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the authority of certain persons to obtain third-party review of plats and property development plans, permits, and similar documents, and the inspection of an improvement related to such a document.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 23?

Harris, Hunter, Gates and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 23, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-03
Latest action
2025-05-26 — Left pending in committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Harrisprimary
  • Hunterprimary
  • Gatesprimary
  • Metcalfprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Caincosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Hefnercosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Spillercosponsor
  • Buckleycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-26

    Left pending in committee

  2. 2025-05-26

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-19

    Left pending in committee

  4. 2025-05-19

    Testimony taken in committee

  5. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-05-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-05-06

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-05-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  9. 2025-04-30

    Received from the House

    introduction

  10. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  11. 2025-04-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  13. 2025-04-30

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  14. 2025-04-30

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-04-30

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-04-30

    Laid out as postponed business

  17. 2025-04-30

    Postponed

  18. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-04-29

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-29

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-29

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  26. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  28. 2025-04-29

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  29. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  31. 2025-04-29

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  32. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-29

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  35. 2025-04-29

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  36. 2025-04-29

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  37. 2025-04-29

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  38. 2025-04-29

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  39. 2025-04-29

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  40. 2025-04-29

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  41. 2025-04-29

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  42. 2025-04-29

    Laid out as postponed business

  43. 2025-04-28

    Postponed

  44. 2025-04-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  45. 2025-04-28

    Placed on General State Calendar

  46. 2025-04-24

    Considered in Calendars

  47. 2025-04-08

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  48. 2025-04-08

    Committee report distributed

  49. 2025-04-08

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  50. 2025-03-27

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  51. 2025-03-27

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  52. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  53. 2025-03-13

    Left pending in committee

  54. 2025-03-13

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  55. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  56. 2025-03-03

    Referred to Land & Resource Management

    referral-committee

  57. 2025-03-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  58. 2025-02-27

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 74-69

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

  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 78-58

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

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 23.xml

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