TX HB 505
died on adjournmentRelating to the issuance of a certified birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to a homeless individual.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 505 pass?
No. TX HB 505 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 (2025-05-14): Committee report sent to Calendars
What is TX HB 505 about?
TX HB 505 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record, driver's license, or personal identification certificate to a homeless individual.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 505?
Bucy, Collier are the primary sponsors of TX HB 505, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-14 — Committee report sent to Calendars
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES (S6418)
- County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)
- Health--General (I0385)
- Health--Indigent Health Care (I0386)
- HOMELESS (S0243)
- Housing--Homeless Persons (I0404)
- IDENTIFICATION CARDS (S0074)
- Law Enforcement (I0510)
- PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
- STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)
- Vehicles & Traffic--Driver's Licenses (I0840)
Sponsors
- Bucyprimary
- Collierprimary
- Morales Shawcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-03-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-03
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-25
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-25
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-25
Left pending in committee
2025-04-28
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-28
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-14
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-14
Committee report distributed
2025-05-14
Committee report sent to Calendars
Versions
Documents
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Votes
Not provided by source.
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