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HB1894 • 2025

Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Metcalf
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  8. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  20. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  21. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  27. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Vet Affairs

  29. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1031

  32. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  35. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  36. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  37. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  38. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#888

  39. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  41. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Transferred to Calendars Committee

  42. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  44. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  45. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  46. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  47. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  48. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  50. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  51. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

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

  52. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  53. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in subcommittee

  54. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  55. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  56. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker

  57. 2025-01-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1894 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1894

AN ACT

relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 662.117 to read as follows:

Sec.

662.117.

VETERANS MONTH. (a)

November is Veterans

Month to celebrate, honor, and memorialize the achievements and

sacrifices of military veterans.

(b)

Veterans Month may be regularly observed through

appropriate programs and activities to celebrate and honor members

of the veteran community.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1894 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1894 was passed by the Senate on May

21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor