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SR687 • 2025

Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3556.

Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3556.

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Sponsor
Middleton
Last action
2025-05-31
Official status
05/31/2025 S Reported enrolled
Effective date
Not listed

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Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3556.

Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B.

What This Bill Does

  • Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B.
  • No.
  • 3556.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Read & adopted. HB 3556

  2. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  4. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Official Summary Text

Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3556.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SR 687 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

By: Middleton

S.R. No. 687

SENATE RESOLUTION

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th

Legislature, 2025, That Senate Rule 12.03 be suspended in part as

provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the conference committee

appointed to resolve the differences on House Bill 3556 (the

construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain

counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent

counties) to consider and take action on the following matters:

(1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the

committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in

proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 12.023(b), Parks

and Wildlife Code, by striking "
500
" and substituting "
575
".

Explanation: The change is necessary to clarify the

height of a structure for which a person is required to request

Parks and Wildlife Department review before beginning

construction.

(2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the

committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house

or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 1 of the bill,

by adding Section 12.023(g), Parks and Wildlife Code, to read as

follows:

(g)

The commission may adopt rules to implement this

section.

Explanation: The change is necessary to provide the Parks

and Wildlife Commission with the authority to adopt rules to

implement Section 12.023, Parks and Wildlife Code.

_______________________________

President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the

above Resolution was adopted by

the Senate on May 31, 2025, by the

following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.

_______________________________

Secretary of the Senate