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HB2970 • 2025

Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Paul | Martinez | Perez, Mary Ann | Cain
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
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 management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

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. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3111

  9. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  18. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  19. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  21. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  22. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  23. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  24. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  25. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  26. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  27. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  31. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  34. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  35. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  36. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  37. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#999

  38. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  41. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  42. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  43. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  44. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#852

  45. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  47. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  48. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  49. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  50. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  51. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  52. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  53. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  54. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  55. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  56. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  57. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  58. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2970 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2970

AN ACT

relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast

Protection District.

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

SECTION 1. Section 9502.0201(i), Special District Local

Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:

(i) The
governor
[
board
] shall
appoint
[
elect
] a presiding

officer from among the directors to serve in that position for two

years. A director may serve as the presiding officer for not more

than two consecutive terms.

SECTION 2. Section 9502.0301, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:

(f)

Implementation of a project described by Subsection (a)

may not disrupt navigation safety or two-way traffic, as defined by

Section 66.0172, Transportation Code, in a manner that violates a

rule adopted by the board of pilot commissioners for the ports of

Harris County under Chapter 66, Transportation Code.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2970 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 2970 on May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 110, Nays 8,

1 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2970 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays

0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor