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HB3005 • 2025

Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Gervin-Hawkins | Lujan
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 payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

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 on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  21. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  22. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  23. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  29. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1636

  32. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  35. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  36. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  37. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Gervin-Hawkins

  38. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  39. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1565

  40. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  44. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  45. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  46. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  47. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  48. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  50. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  51. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  52. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

  53. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3005 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 3005

AN ACT

relating to the payment of funds under certain construction

contracts.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2251.002, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:

(c)

For purposes of this chapter, a bona fide dispute with

respect to a contract for the construction of a public work does not

include an audit of the public work project that continues for more

than 60 days after the date of the substantial completion of the

project.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a contract that is entered into on or after the effective date of

this Act.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3005 was passed by the House on May 7,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 13, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3005 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor