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HB3722 • 2025

Relating to the height of a structure near certain airspace designated for use by Department of Defense contractors.

Relating to the height of a structure near certain airspace designated for use by Department of Defense contractors.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hefner
Last action
2025-05-19
Official status
05/19/2025 S Referred to Transportation
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 height of a structure near certain airspace designated for use by Department of Defense contractors.

Relating to the height of a structure near certain airspace designated for use by Department of Defense contractors.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the height of a structure near certain airspace designated for use by Department of Defense contractors.

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  • 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. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  3. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  4. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  5. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-E. Morales

  6. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed as amended

  7. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2269

  8. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  10. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  11. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Point of order withdrawn. Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)

  12. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Point of order withdrawn. Rule 1, Section 4, and Rule 8, Section 6

  13. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  14. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2200

  15. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  17. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  19. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  20. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  21. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  22. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  24. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  25. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

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

  26. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  27. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

  28. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  29. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  30. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  31. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

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

  32. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the height of a structure near certain airspace designated for use by Department of Defense contractors.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3722 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Hefner

H.B. No. 3722

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the height of a structure near certain airspace

designated for use by Department of Defense contractors.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 21.073 to read as follows:

Sec.

21.073.

PROTECTION OF AIRSPACE NEAR CERTAIN AEROBATIC

TRAINING AREAS.

(a)

In this section, "aerobatic training area"

means a Federal Aviation Administration-designated long-term

aerobatic training area in which airplanes are authorized to

practice aerobatic flight maneuvers.

(b)

A person may not construct a structure that is taller

than 500 feet within five miles of the boundaries of an aerobatic

training area that:

(1)

was designated by the Federal Aviation

Administration on or before January 1, 2025; and

(2)

is used for aerobatic training by a person who

contracts with the United States Department of Defense for aviation

services.

(c)

The prohibition prescribed by Subsection (b) applies

only to a structure proposed to be constructed within five miles of

an aerobatic training area for which a person with authority over

the area notifies in writing the Texas Department of Transportation

of the location and boundaries of the area not later than September

1, 2026.

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.