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TX HB 3421

enacted

Relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 3421 pass?

Yes. TX HB 3421 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 3421 about?

TX HB 3421 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3421?

Hayes, Hughes are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3421.

Introduced
2025-03-21
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hayesprimary
  • Hughesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-26

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-21

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-21

    Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-31

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

  5. 2025-03-31

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-03-31

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  7. 2025-03-31

    Left pending in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-08

    Recalled from subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-04-08

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-17

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  12. 2025-04-17

    Committee report distributed

  13. 2025-04-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-04-28

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-05-01

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-05-01

    Postponed

  18. 2025-05-06

    Laid out as postponed business

  19. 2025-05-06

    Postponed

  20. 2025-05-08

    Laid out as postponed business

  21. 2025-05-08

    Passed to engrossment

  22. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  24. 2025-05-09

    Passed

    passage

  25. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  26. 2025-05-09

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-05-09

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  29. 2025-05-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-05-13

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-05-21

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-21

    Vote taken in committee

  34. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  36. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  37. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  38. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  39. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  42. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  44. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  45. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  47. 2025-05-24

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  48. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the House

    passage

  49. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  50. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  51. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  52. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-08 · pass · 141-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: 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
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Flore: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Longori: absent
    • González: absent
    • M: absent
    • King: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Martinez Fische: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-09 · pass · 135-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: 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
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: 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
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Ros: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Goodwin: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Romero: absent
    • Slawson: absent
    • Thompson: absent
    • Wharton: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3421 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 31-0

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