TX SB 2778

enacted

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2778 pass?

Yes. TX SB 2778 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 2778 about?

TX SB 2778 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2778?

Hinojosa, Adam, Lujan, Metcalf are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2778.

Introduced: 2025-03-14
Latest action: 2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-03-14
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
2025-03-14
Filed
filing
2025-04-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-03
Referred to Local Government
referral-committee
2025-04-24
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-24
Testimony taken in committee
2025-04-24
Left pending in committee
2025-04-28
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-28
Vote taken in committee
2025-04-30
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-30
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-30
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-05
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-06
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-06
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-06
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
reading-2
2025-05-06
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-06
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-06
Record vote
2025-05-06
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-06
Passed
passage
2025-05-06
Record vote
2025-05-06
Reported engrossed
2025-05-06
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-05-07
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-07
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
referral-committee
2025-05-10
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-10
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-10
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-10
Committee report distributed
2025-05-10
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-19
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-21
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-22
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-22
Passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-22
Record vote
2025-05-22
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-23
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-23
Amendment fails of adoption
amendment-failure
2025-05-23
Record vote
2025-05-23
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-23
Passed
passage
2025-05-23
Record vote
2025-05-23
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-23
Vote reconsidered
2025-05-23
Vote reconsidered
2025-05-23
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-23
Record vote
2025-05-23
Passed as amended
amendment-passage,passage
2025-05-23
Record vote
2025-05-23
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-23
House passage as amended reported
amendment-passage
2025-05-26
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2025-05-26
Read
2025-05-26
Senate refuses to concur
2025-05-26
Senate requests conference committee
2025-05-26
Senate appoints conferees
2025-05-26
Senate refuses to concur-reported
2025-05-26
Senate requests conference committee-reported
2025-05-26
Senate appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-27
House grants request for conference committee
2025-05-27
House appoints conferees
2025-05-27
House grants request for conf comm-reported
2025-05-27
House appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-27
Conference committee report filed
filing
2025-05-27
Conf. Comm. Report distributed
2025-05-29
House adopts conference committee report
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-29
Record vote
2025-05-29
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-29
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-05-30
Senate adopts conference committee report
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-30
Record vote
2025-05-30
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-05-31
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-05-31
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-06-01
Signed in the House
passage
2025-06-01
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-06-20
Filed without the Governor's signature
became-law
2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
became-law

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Documents

Votes

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2778 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-05-06 · pass · 29-2
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
- Hall: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- J. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Johnson: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Middleton: yes
- Miles: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- Sparks: yes
- West: yes
- Zaffirini: yes
- Hancock: no
- Hughes: no
passage
2025-05-22 · pass · 89-49
Member-level votes (153)
- Allen: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Button: yes
- Campos: yes
- Cole: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meza: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Ordaz: 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
- Talarico: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Alders: no
- Bonnen: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Capriglione: no
- Collier: no
- Cook: no
- DeAyala: no
- Dyson: no
- Gates: no
- González, J.: no
- Guerra: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Hickland: no
- Holt: no
- Hull: no
- Kerwin: no
- Leach: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Louderback: no
- Lowe: no
- Lozano: no
- McLaughlin: no
- Meyer: no
- Money: no
- Morgan: 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
- Swanson: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Virdell: no
- Wharton: no
- Wilson: no
- Zwiener: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Landgraf(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Bucy: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- King: absent
- LaHood: absent
- Smithe: absent
- Excused: absent
- Paul: absent
- Canales: absent
- Dorazio: absent
- Manuel: absent
- Teppe: absent
passage
2025-05-23 · pass · 108-33
Member-level votes (157)
- Allen: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: 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 Davila: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meza: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Noble: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Richardson: 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
- Virdell: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wu: yes
- Alders: no
- Bonnen: no
- Cain: no
- Canales: no
- Cook: no
- DeAyala: no
- Dyson: no
- Gates: no
- Harrison: no
- Holt: no
- Hopper: no
- Hull: no
- LaHood: no
- Leach: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Lowe: no
- McQueeney: no
- Meyer: no
- Morgan: no
- Muñoz: no
- Olcott: no
- Pierson: no
- Schatzline: no
- Schofield: no
- Shaheen: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Spiller: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Wilson: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Campos: absent
- Garcia, J.: absent
- Harris: absent
- Johnson: absent
- Paul: absent
- Smithee: absent
- Zwiener: absent
- Schoolcraft: absent
- Speaker: not voting
- Patterson(C): not voting
- Virdel: not voting
- Lopez: absent
- R: absent
- Martinez Fische: absent
passage
2025-05-29 · pass · 97-39
Member-level votes (152)
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Button: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Dean: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Gervin-Hawkins: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Little: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Bryant: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Campos: no
- Davis, Y.: no
- DeAyala: no
- Dyson: no
- Garcia, J.: no
- González, J.: no
- Goodwin: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Holt: no
- Hopper: no
- Isaac: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Lowe: no
- Metcalf: no
- Meyer: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Olcott: no
- Patterson: no
- Paul: no
- Pierson: no
- Richardson: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Rose: no
- Schatzline: no
- Schofield: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Slawson: no
- Spiller: no
- Swanson: no
- Tepper: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Wharton: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Absent: absent
- Allen: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Harris: absent
- Kerwin: absent
- Meza: absent
- Virdel: absent
- Alders: absent
- Jones, V.: absent
- Longoria: absent
- Manuel: absent
- McLaughlin: absent
- Reynolds: absent
- Tinderholt: absent
passage
2025-05-30 · pass · 29-2
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
- Hall: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- J. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Johnson: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Middleton: yes
- Miles: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- Sparks: yes
- West: yes
- Zaffirini: yes
- Hancock: no
- Hughes: no

Related bills

Companion bill: HB 1646

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02700_SB02799/SB 2778.xml

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