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HB1646 • 2025

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lujan | Metcalf
Last action
2025-05-22
Official status
05/22/2025 S No action taken in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    No action taken in committee

  3. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  4. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  5. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  7. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2128

  8. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  10. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  11. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  12. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  13. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2079

  14. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  17. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/10/25 10:00 AM

  18. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  19. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  21. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  22. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  23. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  24. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  25. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  26. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  27. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  28. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  29. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  30. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  31. 2024-12-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1646 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R4154 MCF-D

By: Lujan, Metcalf

H.B. No. 1646

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an

emergency services district employee without board approval.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 775.073(b), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) The board by resolution may allow a district employee

who has executed a bond in an amount equal to the amount required

for the district treasurer to sign an instrument to disburse

district funds. An expenditure of more than
$50,000
[
$2,000
] may

not be paid unless the expenditure is presented to the board and the

board approves the expenditure.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a purchase made on or after the effective date of this Act. A

purchase made before the effective date of this Act is governed by

the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this

Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.