Bill Commons

TX HCR 40

died on adjournment

Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HCR 40 pass?

No. TX HCR 40 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 (2025-05-27): Co-sponsor authorized

What is TX HCR 40 about?

TX HCR 40 is a concurrent resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.”.

Who sponsors TX HCR 40?

DeAyala, Creighton, Metcalf and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HCR 40, joined by 41 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-05-20
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Co-sponsor authorized
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DeAyalaprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Metcalfprimary
  • Guillenprimary
  • Bumgarnerprimary
  • Gerdesprimary
  • Currycosponsor
  • Doraziocosponsor
  • Dysoncosponsor
  • Fairlycosponsor
  • Gatescosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Harrisoncosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Hefnercosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Kitzmancosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Louderbackcosponsor
  • Lowecosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Luthercosponsor
  • McQueeneycosponsor
  • Moneycosponsor
  • Morales, Eddiecosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Schofieldcosponsor
  • Swansoncosponsor
  • Teppercosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • VanDeavercosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Wilsoncosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Bell, Cecilcosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Buckleycosponsor
  • Caincosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Co-sponsor authorized

  2. 2025-05-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  3. 2025-05-25

    Co-sponsor authorized

  4. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  5. 2025-05-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  6. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  8. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  10. 2025-05-21

    Co-sponsor authorized

  11. 2025-05-20

    Referred to Border Security

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-05-20

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2025-05-20

    Received from the House

    introduction

  14. 2025-05-19

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-19

    Adopted

    passage

  17. 2025-05-19

    Laid before the House

    receipt

  18. 2025-05-09

    Placed on Resolutions Calendar

  19. 2025-05-07

    Considered in Calendars

  20. 2025-05-06

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-05

    Committee report distributed

  22. 2025-05-05

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  23. 2025-04-30

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-04-30

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-04-23

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-01-08

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-19 · pass · 135-5

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: 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
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: 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
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: 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
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Morales: no
    • C: no
    • Rose: no
    • Zwiene: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Campos: not voting
    • Morales Sha: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Lalan: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Reynold: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_concurrent_resolutions/HCR00001_HCR00099/HCR 40.xml

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