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House bill · 89R

HB 346

Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

212 days from first to latest action, across 55 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 28

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 2

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 14

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 10

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 28

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 1

  8. Became law

    Jun 12

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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 9, 2025

Passed 142–0

142 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 10, 2025

Passed 128–0

128 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 30, 2025

Passed 124–11

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 30, 2025

Passed 124–11

124 Yea

11 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 12, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 12, 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 30, 2025 · Senate

  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

    May 30, 2025 · House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 30, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    May 30, 2025 · House

  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

    May 30, 2025 · House

  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

    May 29, 2025 · House

  13. Senate Amendments distributed

    May 29, 2025 · House

  14. Senate passage as amended reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  15. Record vote

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  16. Passed

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  17. Read 3rd time

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  18. Record vote

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  19. Three day rule suspended

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  20. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

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

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  22. Laid before the Senate

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  23. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  24. Co-sponsor authorized

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  25. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  26. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  27. Reported favorably as substituted Economic Development

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  28. Vote taken in committee

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  29. Testimony taken in committee Economic Development

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  30. Considered in public hearing Economic Development

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  31. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  32. Referred to Economic Development Economic Development

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  33. Read first time

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  34. Received from the House

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  35. Reported engrossed

    May 10, 2025 · House

  36. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 10, 2025 · House

  37. Record vote

    May 10, 2025 · House

  38. Passed

    May 10, 2025 · House

  39. Read 3rd time

    May 10, 2025 · House

  40. Record vote

    May 9, 2025 · House

  41. Passed to engrossment

    May 9, 2025 · House

  42. Read 2nd time

    May 9, 2025 · House

  43. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 9, 2025 · House

  44. Considered in Calendars

    May 7, 2025 · House

  45. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  46. Committee report distributed

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  47. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

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

    Apr 14, 2025 · House

  49. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Apr 14, 2025 · House

  50. Left pending in committee

    Apr 2, 2025 · House

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

    Apr 2, 2025 · House

  52. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Apr 2, 2025 · House

  53. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    Feb 28, 2025 · House

  54. Read first time

    Feb 28, 2025 · House

  55. Filed

    Nov 12, 2024 · House

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Borris Miles cosponsorD

In committee

  • State Affairs

    House

    Referred Feb 28, 2025 · heard Apr 2, 2025 · reported after 45 days

  • Economic Development

    Senate

    Referred May 12, 2025 · heard May 21, 2025 · reported after 11 days

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