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SB2778 • 2025

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hinojosa, Adam
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

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 amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

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

    Filed without the Governor's signature

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  6. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate adopts conference committee report

  8. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  10. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House adopts conference committee report

  11. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#4051

  12. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  14. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    House grants request for conference committee

  15. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    House appoints conferees

  16. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    House appoints conferees-reported

  18. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Conference committee report filed

  19. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  20. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  21. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  22. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate refuses to concur

  23. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate requests conference committee

  24. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate appoints conferees

  25. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  26. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  27. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  28. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment fails of adoption. 1-Oliverson

  30. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3320

  31. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  33. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3321

  34. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered

  36. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered

  37. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Oliverson

  38. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3379

  39. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed as amended

  40. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3380

  41. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  43. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  44. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  45. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3241

  46. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  48. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  49. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  50. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  51. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  52. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  53. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  54. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  55. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

  56. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  57. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  58. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  59. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  60. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  61. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  62. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  63. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  64. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  65. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  66. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  67. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  68. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  69. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  70. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  71. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  72. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  73. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  74. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  75. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  76. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  77. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  78. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  79. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  80. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2778 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 2778

AN ACT

relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an

emergency services district employee without board approval.

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

SECTION 1. Section 775.073(b), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) The board by resolution may allow a district employee

who has executed a bond in an amount equal to the amount required

for the district treasurer to sign an instrument to disburse

district funds. An expenditure of more than
$50,000
[
$2,000
] may

not be paid unless the expenditure is presented to the board and the

board approves the expenditure.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a purchase made on or after the effective date of this Act. A

purchase made before the effective date of this Act is governed by

the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this

Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2778 passed the Senate on

May 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2;

May 26, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and

requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2025, House

granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2025, Senate adopted

Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 29,

Nays 2.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2778 passed the House, with

amendments, on May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 86,

Nays 49, three present not voting; May 27, 2025, House granted

request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;

May 29, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the

following vote: Yeas 97, Nays 39, one present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor