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TX HB 5246

enacted

Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 5246 pass?

Yes. TX HB 5246 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 5246 about?

TX HB 5246 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 5246?

Bonnen, Huffman are the primary sponsors of TX HB 5246, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-04-07
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bonnenprimary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Campbellcosponsor

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. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-06-02

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  8. 2025-06-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-06-01

    Record vote

  10. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-06-01

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  12. 2025-06-01

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  13. 2025-06-01

    Point of order overruled

  14. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  15. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds

  18. 2025-05-30

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  19. 2025-05-30

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  20. 2025-05-28

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  21. 2025-05-28

    Senate grants request for conf comm-reported

  22. 2025-05-28

    Senate appoints conferees

  23. 2025-05-28

    Senate grants request for conference comm.

  24. 2025-05-27

    House appoints conferees-reported

  25. 2025-05-27

    House requests conference committee-reported

  26. 2025-05-27

    House refuses to concur-reported

  27. 2025-05-27

    House appoints conferees

  28. 2025-05-27

    House requests conference committee

  29. 2025-05-27

    House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

  30. 2025-05-24

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  31. 2025-05-24

    Senate Amendments distributed

  32. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  33. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  34. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  35. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  36. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  37. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  38. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  42. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  43. 2025-05-22

    Co-sponsor authorized

  44. 2025-05-21

    Committee report printed and distributed

  45. 2025-05-21

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  46. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2025-05-14

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-05-14

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  50. 2025-05-05

    Referred to Finance

    referral-committee

  51. 2025-05-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  52. 2025-05-05

    Received from the House

    introduction

  53. 2025-05-02

    Reported engrossed

  54. 2025-05-02

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  55. 2025-05-02

    Record vote

  56. 2025-05-02

    Passed

    passage

  57. 2025-05-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  58. 2025-05-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  59. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  60. 2025-05-01

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  61. 2025-05-01

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  62. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  63. 2025-05-01

    Placed on General State Calendar

  64. 2025-04-28

    Considered in Calendars

  65. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  66. 2025-04-24

    Committee report distributed

  67. 2025-04-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  68. 2025-04-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  69. 2025-04-17

    Considered in formal meeting

  70. 2025-04-16

    Left pending in committee

  71. 2025-04-16

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  72. 2025-04-16

    Considered in public hearing

  73. 2025-04-07

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

  74. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  75. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-01 · pass · 142-1

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

  • passage

    2025-05-02 · pass · 123-8

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: 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
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: 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
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Money: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Campos: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Muñoz: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Dorazio: absent
    • González, J.: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Wharton: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 5246 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Hagenbuch: no

  • passage

    2025-05-31 · pass · 21-10

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

  • passage

    2025-06-01 · pass · 83-52

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

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05200_HB05299/HB 5246.xml

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