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TX HB 240

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Relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain counties.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 240 pass?

No. TX HB 240 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-05-14). Latest recorded action (2025-05-14): Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

What is TX HB 240 about?

TX HB 240 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain counties.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 240?

Swanson, Harless, Schofield and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 240, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-27
Latest action
2025-05-14 — Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Swansonprimary
  • Harlessprimary
  • Schofieldprimary
  • DeAyalaprimary
  • Paulprimary
  • Caincosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-02-27

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-02-27

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-21

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  5. 2025-04-21

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-21

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  7. 2025-04-21

    Left pending in subcommittee

  8. 2025-05-14

    Recalled from subcommittee

  9. 2025-05-14

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-05-14

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00200_HB00299/HB 240.xml

Attribution

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