Bill Commons

TX SB 1579

enacted

Relating to the appointment of a receiver for and sale of certain parcels of land that are abandoned, unoccupied, tax delinquent, and undeveloped in certain municipalities.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1579 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1579 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1579 about?

TX SB 1579 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the appointment of a receiver for and sale of certain parcels of land that are abandoned, unoccupied, tax delinquent, and undeveloped in certain municipalities.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1579?

Blanco, González, Mary are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1579.

Introduced
2025-02-24
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Blancoprimary
  • González, Maryprimary

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 House

    passage

  5. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-31

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-30

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-30

    Read

  11. 2025-05-30

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-27

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  16. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  23. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  24. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  25. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  26. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  27. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  28. 2025-05-16

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-05-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  30. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-04-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  33. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  35. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  36. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  37. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  38. 2025-04-24

    Three day rule suspended

  39. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-04-24

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  41. 2025-04-24

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  42. 2025-04-24

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  43. 2025-04-16

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  44. 2025-04-15

    Placed on intent calendar

  45. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  46. 2025-04-14

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  47. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  48. 2025-04-10

    Vote taken in committee

  49. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-03-31

    Left pending in committee

  51. 2025-03-31

    Testimony taken in committee

  52. 2025-03-31

    Considered in public hearing

  53. 2025-03-31

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  54. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  55. 2025-03-10

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  56. 2025-02-24

    Filed

    filing

  57. 2025-02-24

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 86-57

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

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 83-55

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Fairly: no
    • Gates: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Harris: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • Leach: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lopez, J.: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • Martinez: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Orr: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Muñoz: absent
    • Raymon: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 28-3

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: 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
    • Hall: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Middleton: no

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01500_SB01599/SB 1579.xml

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