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SB682 • 2025

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

Agriculture
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Hughes
Last action
2025-05-28
Official status
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-28

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 Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek 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. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  4. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  7. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  8. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  9. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2609

  10. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  12. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 4173

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  15. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2583

  17. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  19. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  20. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  21. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  22. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  23. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  24. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  25. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  27. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  28. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  30. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  31. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  33. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  35. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  36. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  37. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  38. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  39. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  42. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  43. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  44. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  45. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  46. 2024-12-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  47. 2024-12-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 682 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 682

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road

2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter

Austin Cheek 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.

CAPTAIN KEVIN WILLIAMS AND FIREFIGHTER AUSTIN

CHEEK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)

The portion of Farm-to-Market Road

2493 in Smith County between its intersection with Church Street in

Flint and its intersection with County Road 150 is designated as the

Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial

Highway.

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

(1)

design and construct markers indicating the

designation as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin

Cheek 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. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 682 passed the Senate on

April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 682 passed the House on

May 15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor