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House bill · 89R

HB 1729

Relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve as a commissioner of Port Freeport.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

146 days from first to latest action, across 49 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 3

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 14

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 3

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 17

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 2

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 19

  7. Sent to governor

    May 20

  8. Became law

    Jan 16

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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 · May 1, 2025

Passed 131–4

131 Yea

4 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

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passage

House · May 2, 2025

Passed 131–0

131 Yea

0 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 1729 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 19, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    May 29, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 29, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 20, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    May 20, 2025 · House

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 19, 2025 · House

  7. Senate passage reported

    May 19, 2025 · House

  8. Record vote

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  9. Passed

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  11. Record vote

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  12. Three day rule suspended

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  13. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

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

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  15. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  16. Placed on intent calendar

    May 16, 2025 · Senate

  17. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  18. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  19. Reported favorably w/o amendments Transportation

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  20. Vote taken in committee

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  21. Considered in public hearing Transportation

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  22. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  23. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  24. Read first time

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  25. Received from the House

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  26. Reported engrossed

    May 2, 2025 · House

  27. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 2, 2025 · House

  28. Record vote

    May 2, 2025 · House

  29. Passed

    May 2, 2025 · House

  30. Read 3rd time

    May 2, 2025 · House

  31. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 1, 2025 · House

  32. Record vote

    May 1, 2025 · House

  33. Passed to engrossment

    May 1, 2025 · House

  34. Read 2nd time

    May 1, 2025 · House

  35. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 1, 2025 · House

  36. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  37. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  38. Committee report distributed

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  39. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  40. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Transportation

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  41. Considered in public hearing Transportation

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  42. Left pending in committee

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  43. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Transportation

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  44. Considered in public hearing Transportation

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  45. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    Mar 14, 2025 · House

  46. Read first time

    Mar 14, 2025 · House

  47. Recommendations filed with the Speaker

    Feb 25, 2025 · House

  48. Transmitted to the Governor

    Jan 16, 2025 · House

  49. Filed

    Jan 3, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

  • Transportation

    House

    Referred Mar 14, 2025 · heard Apr 3, 2025 · reported after 34 days

  • Transportation

    Senate

    Referred May 5, 2025 · heard May 14, 2025 · reported after 9 days

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