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TX HB 4449

enacted

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 4449 pass?

Yes. TX HB 4449 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 4449 about?

TX HB 4449 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4449?

Smithee, Sparks are the primary sponsors of TX HB 4449.

Introduced
2025-04-02
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Smitheeprimary
  • Sparksprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-30

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-28

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-28

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-27

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-27

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-26

    Committee report printed and distributed

  18. 2025-05-26

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-05-25

    Vote taken in committee

  20. 2025-05-25

    Testimony taken in committee

  21. 2025-05-25

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-25

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-19

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-05-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-05-19

    Received from the House

    introduction

  26. 2025-05-16

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-05-16

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-05-16

    Record vote

  29. 2025-05-16

    Passed

    passage

  30. 2025-05-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  31. 2025-05-15

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-15

    Passed to engrossment

  34. 2025-05-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  35. 2025-05-12

    Placed on General State Calendar

  36. 2025-05-10

    Considered in Calendars

  37. 2025-05-09

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  38. 2025-05-08

    Committee report distributed

  39. 2025-05-08

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  40. 2025-04-29

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2025-04-29

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-04-22

    Left pending in committee

  43. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  44. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-02

    Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

    referral-committee

  46. 2025-04-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  47. 2025-03-11

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-15 · pass · 100-33

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

    2025-05-16 · pass · 90-25

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Isaac: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Money: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: 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
    • Alders: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Cook: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Morgan: absent
    • Wilson: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 4449 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-27 · pass · 28-3

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Campbell: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Middleton: no

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