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HB1886 • 2025

Relating to the exemption of certain municipalities and counties from requirements regarding the use of lifeguards on public beaches.

Relating to the exemption of certain municipalities and counties from requirements regarding the use of lifeguards on public beaches.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Louderback
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the exemption of certain municipalities and counties from requirements regarding the use of lifeguards on public beaches.

Relating to the exemption of certain municipalities and counties from requirements regarding the use of lifeguards on public beaches.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the exemption of certain municipalities and counties from requirements regarding the use of lifeguards on public beaches.

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. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  13. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

  14. 2025-01-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the exemption of certain municipalities and counties from requirements regarding the use of lifeguards on public beaches.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1886 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R5237 KRM-D

By: Louderback

H.B. No. 1886

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the exemption of certain municipalities and counties

from requirements regarding the use of lifeguards on public

beaches.

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

SECTION 1. Section 61.065(e), Natural Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(e) Subsection (c)(1) does not apply to a municipality with

a population of less than 1,000 that is located in a county
:

(1)
adjacent to a county with a population of more than

3.3 million
; or

(2)

with a population of more than 32,000 and less than

40,000
.

SECTION 2. Section 61.066(e), Natural Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(e) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a county
:

(1)
adjacent to a county with a population of more than

3.3 million that contains a municipality adjacent to the Gulf of

Mexico with a population of less than 1,000
; or

(2)

with a population of more than 32,000 and less than

40,000
.

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