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TX HB 2842

enacted

Relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 2842 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2842 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2842 about?

TX HB 2842 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2842?

Zwiener, Cole, Flores and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2842.

Introduced
2025-03-19
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zwienerprimary
  • Coleprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Metcalfprimary
  • Vasutprimary
  • Perryprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-22

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-22

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-24

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-23

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-21

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-21

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-21

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-21

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-21

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  18. 2025-05-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-05-19

    Vote taken in committee

  21. 2025-05-19

    Testimony taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-05

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-04-30

    Received from the House

    introduction

  27. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-04-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  30. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  31. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  32. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-29

    Passed to engrossment

  35. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-04-29

    Placed on General State Calendar

  37. 2025-04-25

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-04-25

    Returned to Calendars Committee

  40. 2025-04-25

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

    withdrawal

  41. 2025-04-25

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  42. 2025-04-23

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  43. 2025-04-17

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  44. 2025-04-17

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

    withdrawal

  45. 2025-04-17

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  46. 2025-04-15

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  47. 2025-04-10

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  48. 2025-04-09

    Committee report distributed

  49. 2025-04-09

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  50. 2025-04-03

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  51. 2025-04-03

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  52. 2025-04-03

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  53. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  54. 2025-03-27

    Left pending in committee

  55. 2025-03-27

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  56. 2025-03-27

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  57. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  58. 2025-03-19

    Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

    referral-committee

  59. 2025-03-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  60. 2025-02-14

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 125-22

    Member-level votes (151)
    • 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
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: 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
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: 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
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: 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
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Moody(C: not voting
    • Alders: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 106-28

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Flores: 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 Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cook: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Curry: no
    • Fairly: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Moody(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • V: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Louderbac: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2842 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-21 · pass · 31-0

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02800_HB02899/HB 2842.xml

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