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HB 22 (892): Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment.
89th Legislature, special session 2 · filed 2025-08-15 · Latest: Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
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Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment.
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Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment.
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Authors: Bonnen, Martinez, Louderback · Coauthors: Alders, Allen, Anchía, Ashby, Barry, Bell, Cecil, Bell, Keith, Bhojani, Buckley, Button, Canales, Capriglione, Craddick, Cunningham, Curry, Darby, Dean, DeAyala, Dyson, Gámez, Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra, Gerdes, Goodwin, Guillen, Harless, Harris, Hayes, Hickland, Holt, Howard, Hull, Johnson, Kitzman, LaHood, Lalani, Lambert, Landgraf, Leach, Lopez, Janie, Lujan, Luther, Manuel, McQueeney, Metcalf, Meyer, Morales Shaw, Morales, Eddie, Morgan, Muñoz, Noble, Oliverson, Orr, Patterson, Paul, Pierson, Plesa, Raymond, Reynolds, Richardson, Schatzline, Shaheen, Shofner, Slawson, Smithee, Spiller, Swanson, Thompson, Toth, Turner, VanDeaver, Vasut, Villalobos, Wharton, Wilson, Zwiener
Bill history (latest 23 steps)
- 2025-08-22: Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
- 2025-08-22: Read first time
- 2025-08-21: Received from the House
- 2025-08-21: Reported engrossed
- 2025-08-21: Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-08-21: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-08-21: Record vote (RV#48)
- 2025-08-21: Passed
- 2025-08-21: Read 3rd time
- 2026-04-15: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-08-21: Record vote (RV#41)
- 2025-08-21: Passed to engrossment
- 2025-08-21: Read 2nd time
- 2025-08-21: Placed on Major State Calendar
- 2025-08-20: Considered in Calendars
- 2025-08-19: Committee report sent to Calendars
- 2025-08-18: Committee report distributed
- 2025-08-18: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- 2025-08-18: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- 2025-08-18: Considered in formal meeting
- 2025-08-18: Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
- 2025-08-18: Read first time
- 2025-08-15: Filed
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- Texas Legislature Online: bill history
- Data: Texas Legislature Online bill history XML (Texas Legislative Council), ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/892/billhistory/
Record st-tx-892-hb22 · catalog st-tx-tlo-bills-892 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol tx-bills