Bill Commons

TX HB 2898

enacted

Relating to requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2898 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2898 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2898 about?

TX HB 2898 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2898?

Frank, Hagenbuch are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2898.

Introduced
2025-03-19
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Frankprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-18

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-19

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-02

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-02

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-16

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-04-17

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-04-28

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-01

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-01

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-05-01

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-05-02

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-05-02

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-02

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-02

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-05

    Received from the House

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-05

    Referred to Economic Development

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-19

    Testimony taken in committee

  30. 2025-05-19

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-05-20

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  33. 2025-05-20

    Committee report printed and distributed

  34. 2025-05-22

    Placed on intent calendar

  35. 2025-05-22

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  36. 2025-05-22

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  37. 2025-05-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-22

    Three day rule suspended

  39. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-22

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  41. 2025-05-22

    Passed

    passage

  42. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-22

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  44. 2025-05-23

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  45. 2025-05-24

    Signed in the House

    passage

  46. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  47. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  48. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  49. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-01 · pass · 136-8

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: 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
    • 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
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: 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
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: 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
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: 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
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Collier: no
    • Flores: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Meza: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Talaric: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Wall: absent
    • Bernal: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-02 · pass · 129-8

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: 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
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: 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
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: 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
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: 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
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Flores: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Meza: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Campos: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Muñoz: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2898 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-22 · pass · 31-0

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