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TX SB 2523

died on adjournment

Relating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petition.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2523 pass?

No. TX SB 2523 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 (2025-05-15): Left pending in committee

What is TX SB 2523 about?

TX SB 2523 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petition.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2523?

Bettencourt is the primary sponsor of TX SB 2523.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Left pending in committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bettencourtprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-24

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-24

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-04-28

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-28

    Vote taken in committee

  10. 2025-04-30

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-30

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-05-05

    Placed on intent calendar

  13. 2025-05-06

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-06

    Three day rule suspended

  18. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-05-06

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  24. 2025-05-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Land & Resource Management

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-15

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  28. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 27-4

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

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2523 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-06 · pass · 27-4

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02500_SB02599/SB 2523.xml

Attribution

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