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SB1229 • 2025

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Hughes
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
05/21/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-21

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 designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S.
  • Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

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. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1748

  9. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  10. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  11. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 2914

  12. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  13. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1641

  15. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  17. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  18. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  20. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  22. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  23. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

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

  25. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  26. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  27. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  28. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  29. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  31. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  32. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  33. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  34. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  36. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  37. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  38. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  39. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  40. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  41. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  42. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  43. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  44. 2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  45. 2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 1229 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1229

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith

County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 225.243 to read as follows:

Sec.

225.243.

VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion

of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County between its intersection with

South State Loop 323 and its intersection with the northern

municipal limits of Bullard is designated as the Veterans Memorial

Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1)

design and construct markers indicating the

designation as the Veterans Memorial Highway and any other

appropriate information; and

(2)

erect a marker at each end of the highway and at

appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

SECTION 2. It is the intention of the 89th Legislature,

Regular Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be

renumbered to prevent multiple provisions with the same

designation.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1229 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1229 passed the House on

May 8, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two present

not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor