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HB2273 • 2025

Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.

Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Bonnen | Leo Wilson
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 the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.

Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.

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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. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  8. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  9. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  26. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  27. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  28. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2463

  29. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  31. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  32. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  33. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2384

  34. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  36. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  37. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  38. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  40. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  41. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  42. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  43. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

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

  44. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  46. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  47. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  48. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

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

  49. 2025-01-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2273 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2273

AN ACT

relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in

certain counties.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 81.028, Local Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 81.028. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF [
A
] COUNTY JUDGE IN

CERTAIN
COUNTIES [
WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION
].

SECTION 2. Section 81.028(a), Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies
only
[
exclusively
] to a county

judge in a county
:

(1)
with a population of more than 1.5 million
; or

(2)

with a population of at least 350,000 and not more

than 370,000 that is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent to

a county with a population of at least 3.3 million
.

SECTION 3. The heading to Section 81.029, Local Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 81.029. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF [
A
] COUNTY JUDGE
TO

COUNTY COMMISSIONER
IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2273 was passed by the House on May

14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2273 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor