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HB3918 • 2025

Relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality.

Relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Plesa | Isaac | Raymond
Last action
2025-05-16
Official status
05/16/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
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 information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality.

Relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a 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. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  3. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  4. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2638

  6. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  7. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  8. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2524

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  16. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  17. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  20. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  23. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Elections

  26. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to information on local regulations governing the placement of political signs in a municipality.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3918 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R15891 MZM-D

By: Plesa, Isaac, Raymond

H.B. No. 3918

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to information on local regulations governing the

placement of political signs in a municipality.

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

SECTION 1. Section 259.003, Election Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:

(e)

The governing body of each municipality shall publish on

the municipality's Internet website:

(1)

a copy of any local regulation governing the

placement of political signs in the municipality's boundaries; and

(2)

a map outlining any area in the municipality in

which the placement of political signs is specifically regulated or

prohibited.

(f)

The clerk or secretary of the governing body of a

municipality shall provide a copy of the local regulations and map

described by Subsection (e) to:

(1) each candidate for an office in the municipality;

(2)

the elections officer of each political

subdivision whose boundaries cross into or are contained in the

municipality's boundaries; and

(3)

the county chair or clerk of each political party

in the county in which the municipality is located or, if the seat

is vacant, the state chair of that political party.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.