Assigned to Committee Authored by John Lujan (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval. Initially Referred to House S/C on County & Regional Government Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 1646 increases the threshold for expenditures that an emergency services district (ESD) employee can pay without board approval from $2,000 to $50,000. This change aims to streamline financial operations for ESDs while maintaining accountability for larger expenses. The Act applies to purchases made on or after September 1, 2025.
Joint authors: Metcalf (R) Sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R)
Dec 17, 2024
(H) Lujan signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 12, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House S/C on County & Regional Government, chaired by a Republican
Mar 20, 2025
(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Mar 24, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . (H) Considered by s/c in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee (H) Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 7, 2025
(H) House Intergovernmental Affairs met. (H) Recalled from subcommittee (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 1, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Postponed
May 10, 2025
(H) Laid out as postponed business (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#2079: Yea 78 (R 32, D 46) - Nay 41 (R 41, D 0) View Source
Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 2079 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Shelley Luther: "When Record No. 2079 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Terri Leo Wilson: "When Record No. 2079 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
May 19, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
(H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT) (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self
For
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Art Martinez de Vara for self (with Bexar County Emergency Services Districts Association) (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as John Carlton for Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Ralph Rodriguez for Bexar County Emergency Service District No. 2 (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Thomas Davidson for self (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Adam Burklund for Texas Fire Chiefs Association (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Clay Avery for SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as James Barnes for self (with Barnes Business) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Jeffrey Wittig for self (with Travis County Emergency Services District #3) (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Nate Walker for Travis County Fire Rescue (ESD 11/15) (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Robert Abbott for self (with Lake Travis Fire Rescue / Travis Co ESD 6) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Steven Deline for self (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Thomas Parkinson for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Thomas Parkinson for self