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TX SB 783

enacted

Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 783 pass?

Yes. TX SB 783 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-20. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 783 about?

TX SB 783 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 783?

Hernandez, Darby, Menéndez are the primary sponsors of TX SB 783, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-05-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hernandezprimary
  • Darbyprimary
  • Menéndezprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Eckhardtcosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-15

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-15

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-07

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-25

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-25

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-01

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-01

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-02

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-02

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-04-02

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-03

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-04-07

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-04-07

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-04-09

    Co-author authorized

  18. 2025-04-10

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-04-10

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  20. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  21. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  23. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  25. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  26. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  27. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  29. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-04-17

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-04-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  34. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  35. 2025-04-29

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  36. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  37. 2025-04-29

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  38. 2025-04-29

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  39. 2025-04-29

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  41. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  44. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  45. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  46. 2025-04-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-04-30

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  48. 2025-05-07

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  49. 2025-05-07

    Read

  50. 2025-05-07

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  51. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  52. 2025-05-07

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  53. 2025-05-08

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  54. 2025-05-08

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  55. 2025-05-08

    Signed in the House

    passage

  56. 2025-05-08

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  57. 2025-05-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  58. 2025-05-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 92-39

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

  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 112-29

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

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 28-3

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

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 783.xml

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