SB651 • 2025

Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive official.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: West
Last action: 2025-05-30
Official status: 05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date: 2025-05-30

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Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive official.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive official.

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Bill History

2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
Signed by the Governor
2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
Effective on 9/1/25
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the Senate
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the House
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Sent to the Governor
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#3010
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
House passage reported
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Reported enrolled
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2940
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Recalled from subcommittee
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Considered by s/c in public hearing
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in subcommittee
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Subcommittee meeting cancelled
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the Senate
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Co-author authorized
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Laid before the Senate
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Three day rule suspended
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Vet Affairs
2024-12-18 Texas Legislature Online
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2024-12-18 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive official.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 651 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 651

AN ACT

relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office

report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive

official.

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

SECTION 1. Section 434.032(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) In a county with a population of 200,000 or more, the

commissioners court shall maintain a veterans county service

office. The office must:

(1) be separate and distinct from other county

offices;

(2) be staffed by at least one full-time employee; and

(3) report directly to the commissioners court
or a

designated county executive official
.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 651 passed the Senate on

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

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 651 passed the House on

May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 6, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor