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House bill · 89R

HB 144

Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles.

Became law

Effective immediately

Progress

106 days from first to latest action, across 72 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 6

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 7

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 12

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 19

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 29

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 26

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 1

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

HouseSenateGovernorAprMayJun

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · Apr 28, 2025

Passed 126–16

126 Yea

16 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · Apr 29, 2025

Passed 125–21

125 Yea

21 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 144 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 26, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

Senate · May 29, 2025

Passed 110–18

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 29, 2025

Passed 110–18

110 Yea

18 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective immediately

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    Jun 1, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

    Jun 1, 2025 · Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    May 31, 2025 · House

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 30, 2025 · House

  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

    May 29, 2025 · House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 29, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    May 29, 2025 · House

  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

    May 29, 2025 · House

  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

    May 28, 2025 · House

  13. Senate Amendments distributed

    May 28, 2025 · House

  14. Senate passage as amended reported

    May 26, 2025 · House

  15. Record vote

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  16. Passed

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  17. Read 3rd time

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  18. Record vote

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  19. Three day rule suspended

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  20. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  21. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  22. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  23. Amended

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  24. Amendment(s) offered

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  25. Read 2nd time

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  26. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  27. Placed on intent calendar

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  28. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  29. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  30. Reported favorably w/o amendments Business & Commerce

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  31. Vote taken in committee

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  32. Considered in public hearing Business & Commerce

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  33. Left pending in committee

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  34. Testimony taken in committee Business & Commerce

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  35. Considered in public hearing Business & Commerce

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  36. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  37. Referred to Business & Commerce Business & Commerce

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  38. Read first time

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  39. Received from the House

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  40. Reported engrossed

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  41. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  42. Record vote

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  43. Passed

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  44. Read 3rd time

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  45. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  46. Record vote

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  47. Passed to engrossment as amended

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  48. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  49. Record vote

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  50. Amended

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  51. Read 2nd time

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  52. Placed on General State Calendar

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  53. Original bill distributed

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  54. Original bill ordered printed

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  55. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  56. Returned to Calendars Committee

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  57. Point of order sustained

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  58. Read 2nd time

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  59. Placed on General State Calendar

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  60. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  61. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  62. Committee report distributed

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  63. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  64. Reported favorably as substituted State Affairs

    Mar 19, 2025 · House

  65. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Mar 19, 2025 · House

  66. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Mar 19, 2025 · House

  67. Left pending in committee

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  68. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee State Affairs

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  69. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  70. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    Mar 7, 2025 · House

  71. Read first time

    Mar 7, 2025 · House

  72. Filed

    Mar 6, 2025 · House

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Cook cosponsor–

In committee

  • State Affairs

    House

    Referred Mar 7, 2025 · heard Mar 12, 2025 · reported after 12 days

  • Business & Commerce

    Senate

    Referred May 12, 2025 · heard May 15, 2025 · reported after 11 days

Topics

City Government: UtilitiesUtilities: Electric

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HB 144 (89R) · Polis