Bill Commons

TX SB 34

enacted

Relating to funding for certain volunteer fire departments, to the preparation for and the prevention, management, and potential effects of wildfires, and to emergency communications in this state.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 34 pass?

Yes. TX SB 34 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 34 about?

TX SB 34 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to funding for certain volunteer fire departments, to the preparation for and the prevention, management, and potential effects of wildfires, and to emergency communications in this state.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 34?

Sparks, King are the primary sponsors of TX SB 34, joined by 9 cosponsors.

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

Sponsors

  • Sparksprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Eckhardtcosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Hughescosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Perrycosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor

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. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-29

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  7. 2025-05-28

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  8. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-28

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-28

    Read

  11. 2025-05-28

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-25

    Co-author authorized

  13. 2025-05-21

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  14. 2025-05-21

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  17. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-05-20

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-20

    Passed to 3rd reading

  21. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-05-20

    Placed on General State Calendar

  23. 2025-05-16

    Considered in Calendars

  24. 2025-05-14

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  25. 2025-05-14

    Committee report distributed

  26. 2025-05-14

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  27. 2025-05-10

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-05-10

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  29. 2025-05-10

    Considered in formal meeting

  30. 2025-05-05

    Left pending in committee

  31. 2025-05-05

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  32. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-04-22

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  35. 2025-04-16

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  36. 2025-04-15

    Reported engrossed

  37. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  38. 2025-04-15

    Passed

    passage

  39. 2025-04-15

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  40. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  41. 2025-04-15

    Three day rule suspended

  42. 2025-04-15

    Vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-04-15

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-04-15

    Vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-04-15

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  46. 2025-04-15

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  47. 2025-04-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  48. 2025-04-15

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  49. 2025-04-15

    Co-author authorized

  50. 2025-04-14

    Placed on intent calendar

  51. 2025-04-14

    Co-author authorized

  52. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  53. 2025-04-09

    Committee report printed and distributed

  54. 2025-04-09

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  55. 2025-04-09

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  56. 2025-04-07

    Vote taken in committee

  57. 2025-04-07

    Considered in public hearing

  58. 2025-03-31

    Left pending in committee

  59. 2025-03-31

    Testimony taken in committee

  60. 2025-03-31

    Considered in public hearing

  61. 2025-03-31

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  62. 2025-03-20

    Co-author authorized

  63. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  64. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  65. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  66. 2025-03-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 34 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-15 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-04-15 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 142-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: 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
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkin: absent
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: 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, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: 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
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: 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, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes

  • passage

    2025-05-21 · pass · 140-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: 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
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Flores: 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 Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: 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
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: 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, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: 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
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: 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
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Leo Wilso: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Hefne: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 31-0

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