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HB303 • 2025

Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Vasut
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
05/29/2025 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 authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

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. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  7. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  8. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  10. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  12. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  13. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  15. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  16. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  25. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  26. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  27. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#979

  28. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  31. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  32. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  33. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  34. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#832

  35. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  37. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  38. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  39. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  40. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  41. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  42. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  44. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  45. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  46. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

  47. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 303 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 303

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law

municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

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

SECTION 1. Section 8.021(a), Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) A Type A general-law municipality containing [
501 to
]

4,999
or fewer
inhabitants or a Type B general-law municipality

containing [
501 to
] 999
or fewer
inhabitants may change to a Type C

general-law municipality.

SECTION 2. 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. 303 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 303 was passed by the Senate on May

16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor