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House bill · 89R

HB 1606

Relating to notice provided to a retail electric customer of the procedure for requesting vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

190 days from first to latest action, across 48 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Dec 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 12

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 2

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 9

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 25

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 25

  7. Sent to governor

    May 28

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

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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 24, 2025

Passed 144–0

144 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · Apr 25, 2025

Passed 127–0

127 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 28, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    May 27, 2025 · House

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 26, 2025 · House

  7. Senate passage reported

    May 25, 2025 · House

  8. Record vote

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  9. Passed

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  11. Record vote

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  12. Three day rule suspended

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  13. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  14. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  15. Laid before the Senate

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  16. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  17. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  18. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  19. Reported favorably w/o amendments Business & Commerce

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  20. Vote taken in committee

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  21. Considered in public hearing Business & Commerce

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  22. Left pending in committee

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  23. Considered in public hearing Business & Commerce

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  24. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  25. Referred to Business & Commerce Business & Commerce

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  26. Read first time

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  27. Received from the House

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  28. Reported engrossed

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  29. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  30. Record vote

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  31. Passed

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  32. Read 3rd time

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  33. Record vote

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  34. Passed to engrossment

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  35. Read 2nd time

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  36. Placed on General State Calendar

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  37. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  38. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  39. Committee report distributed

    Apr 16, 2025 · House

  40. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 16, 2025 · House

  41. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) State Affairs

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  42. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  43. Left pending in committee

    Apr 2, 2025 · House

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

    Apr 2, 2025 · House

  45. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Apr 2, 2025 · House

  46. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  47. Read first time

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  48. Filed

    Dec 12, 2024 · House

Authors

In committee

  • State Affairs

    House

    Referred Mar 12, 2025 · heard Apr 2, 2025 · reported after 28 days

  • Business & Commerce

    Senate

    Referred Apr 29, 2025 · heard May 8, 2025 · reported after 14 days

Topics

City Government: UtilitiesUtilities: Electric

Bill text

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HB 1606 (89R) · Polis