Bill Commons

TX HB 2520

vetoed

Relating to the open meetings law.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 2520 pass?

No. TX HB 2520 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Vetoed by the Governor

What is TX HB 2520 about?

TX HB 2520 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the open meetings law.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2520?

Johnson, Cain, Olcott and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2520.

Introduced
2025-03-17
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Vetoed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Johnsonprimary
  • Cainprimary
  • Olcottprimary
  • Simmonsprimary
  • Leo Wilsonprimary
  • Middletonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-22

    Vetoed by the Governor

    executive-veto

  2. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  4. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  6. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  7. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  8. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  9. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  10. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-28

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  14. 2025-05-28

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  15. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  16. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  17. 2025-05-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  18. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  20. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  22. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-05

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-05

    Received from the House

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-01

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-05-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-01

    Passed

    passage

  31. 2025-05-01

    Laid out as postponed business

  32. 2025-05-01

    Postponed

  33. 2025-05-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  34. 2025-04-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-30

    Passed to engrossment

  37. 2025-04-30

    Laid out as postponed business

  38. 2025-04-29

    Postponed

  39. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  40. 2025-04-29

    Placed on General State Calendar

  41. 2025-04-24

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-04-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-04-21

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-04-21

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  45. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-04-14

    Considered in formal meeting

  47. 2025-04-09

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-04-09

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  49. 2025-04-09

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

  51. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  52. 2025-02-06

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 139-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: 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
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • V: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Or: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Vasu: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-01 · pass · 137-3

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: 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
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: 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
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Harrison: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Tot: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Nobl: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Talaric: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • King: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • Money: absent
    • Virdell: absent
    • Zwiene: absent

Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02500_HB02599/HB 2520.xml

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