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HB2914 • 2025

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Alders
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
05/07/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
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 designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S.
  • Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans 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. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Companion considered in lieu of. SB 1229

  2. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid on the table subject to call

  3. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  4. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/7/25 10:00 AM

  5. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  6. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  7. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/5/25 10:00 AM

  8. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  9. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Transferred to Calendars Committee

  10. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  11. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  12. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  13. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  14. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  15. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  16. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  17. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  18. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  19. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

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

  20. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  21. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  22. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  23. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

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

  25. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2914 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R11568 AJZ-D

By: Alders, et al.

H.B. No. 2914

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith

County as the Veterans 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 225.243 to read as follows:

Sec.

225.243.

VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion

of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County between its intersection with

South State Loop 323 and its intersection with the northern

municipal limits of Bullard is designated as the Veterans 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 Veterans 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.