Bill Commons

TX HB 3516

enacted

Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 3516 pass?

Yes. TX HB 3516 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 3516 about?

TX HB 3516 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3516?

Dyson, Johnson are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3516.

Introduced
2025-03-24
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Dysonprimary
  • Johnsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-28

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Energy Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-31

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-31

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-31

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-03

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-03

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-08

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-08

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-04-08

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-04-22

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-04-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-04-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-28

    Passed to engrossment

  16. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  17. 2025-04-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-29

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-04-29

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-04-29

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-04-29

    Received from the House

    introduction

  24. 2025-05-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-05-19

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  27. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-22

    Left pending in committee

  29. 2025-05-25

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-25

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-05-25

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-05-25

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  33. 2025-05-25

    Committee report printed and distributed

  34. 2025-05-27

    Placed on intent calendar

  35. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  36. 2025-05-28

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  37. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  38. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-05-28

    Three day rule suspended

  40. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  42. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  43. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  45. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  46. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  47. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  48. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  49. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  50. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-28 · pass · 116-24

    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
    • 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
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: 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
    • Richardson: 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
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Turner: no
    • Walle: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Flores: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Metcal: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • A: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • González: absent
    • M: absent
    • Harless: absent
    • Leo Wilson: absent
    • Manue: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 117-30

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

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03500_HB03599/HB 3516.xml

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