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TX SB 250

enacted

Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 250 pass?

Yes. TX SB 250 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-27. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Effective immediately

What is TX SB 250 about?

TX SB 250 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 250?

Flores, Hickland are the primary sponsors of TX SB 250.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Floresprimary
  • Hicklandprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-28

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-28

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-28

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-28

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-29

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-29

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-30

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-30

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-04-30

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-05-05

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-05-06

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-05-07

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-07

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-05-07

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-05-07

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-07

    Three day rule suspended

  21. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-05-07

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-07

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-07

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-08

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-08

    Referred to Land & Resource Management

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-09

    Considered in formal meeting

  30. 2025-05-09

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-05-12

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  32. 2025-05-12

    Committee report distributed

  33. 2025-05-12

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  34. 2025-05-13

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  35. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-13

    Passed to 3rd reading

  37. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  40. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  41. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  42. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-14

    House passage reported

    passage

  44. 2025-05-14

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  45. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  46. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the House

    passage

  47. 2025-05-15

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  48. 2025-05-27

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  49. 2025-05-27

    Effective immediately

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 250 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-07 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 129-0

    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
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: 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 Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: 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
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: 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
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Capriglione: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Garcia, L.: absent
    • Goodwin: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Olcott: absent
    • Oliverson: absent
    • Spiller: absent
    • Tepper: absent
    • Virdell: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 111-8

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

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