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TX HB 3977

died on adjournment

Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain political subdivisions.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 3977 pass?

No. TX HB 3977 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-19): Referred to Local Government

What is TX HB 3977 about?

TX HB 3977 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain political subdivisions.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3977?

Rosenthal, Bumgarner, Little and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3977.

Introduced
2025-03-27
Latest action
2025-05-19 — Referred to Local Government
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rosenthalprimary
  • Bumgarnerprimary
  • Littleprimary
  • Simmonsprimary
  • Ward Johnsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-06

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-27

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-27

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-08

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-08

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-28

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-08

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-05-08

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-05-09

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-05-10

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-12

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-15

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-05-15

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-15

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-05-16

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-05-16

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-16

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-16

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-19

    Received from the House

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-19

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-15 · pass · 82-50

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Allen: 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
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Curry: no
    • Darby: no
    • Dean: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Frank: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Harless: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kitzman: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Smithee: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tepper: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Villalobos: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Pierso: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Geren: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Phelan: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Morales: absent
    • E: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Or: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-16 · pass · 84-34

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Fairly: no
    • Frank: no
    • Gates: no
    • Harless: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Tepper: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Capriglione: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Landgraf: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Plesa: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Swanson: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Curry: absent
    • Darby: absent
    • Geren: absent
    • Guillen: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • King: absent
    • McQueeney: absent
    • Metcalf: absent
    • Phelan: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Turner: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Martinez Fischer: absent
    • Morga: absent

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