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HB2198 • 2025

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Bell, Keith
Last action
2025-05-24
Official status
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-24

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.

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. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  5. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  8. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Printing rule suspended

  9. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  10. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  11. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  19. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  25. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  26. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  28. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  29. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  30. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  31. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  32. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  34. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  35. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#552

  36. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  40. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  41. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

  42. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  43. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  44. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  45. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  46. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  47. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  48. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  50. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  51. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  52. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  53. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  54. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2198 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2198

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in

Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 225.249 to read as follows:

Sec.

225.249.

OFFICER JACOB CANDANOZA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

(a) The portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County between its

intersection with Kings Creek Drive and its intersection with North

Frances Street is designated as the Officer Jacob Candanoza

Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other

designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1)

design and construct markers indicating the

designation as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway and any

other appropriate information; and

(2)

erect a marker at each end of the highway and at

appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

SECTION 2. It is the intention of the 89th Legislature,

Regular Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be

renumbered to prevent multiple provisions with the same

designation.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2198 was passed by the House on April

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 3 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2198 was passed by the Senate on May

9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor