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TX HB 4990

died on adjournment

Relating to compliance with the public information law, including establishment of an open records hotline to provide information about the requirements of the public information law.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 4990 pass?

No. TX HB 4990 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 (2025-05-13): Placed on General State Calendar

What is TX HB 4990 about?

TX HB 4990 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to compliance with the public information law, including establishment of an open records hotline to provide information about the requirements of the public information law.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4990?

Canales is the primary sponsor of TX HB 4990.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Canalesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-16

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-16

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-16

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-17

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-17

    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. 2025-05-11

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-13

    Placed on General State Calendar

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04900_HB04999/HB 4990.xml

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