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HB2273

Signed by Governor
Authored by Greg Bonnen (R)
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Caption: Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.
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 2273 proposes to expand the authority of county judges in certain Texas counties by allowing them to delegate specific duties. The bill modifies the Local Government Code to apply this delegation authority not only to counties with a population of more than 1.5 million but also to counties with a population between 350,000 and 370,000 that are adjacent to both the Gulf of Mexico and a county with a population of at least 3.3 million. The bill updates statutory language to reflect these changes.

Joint authors: Leo Wilson (R)
Sponsors: Middleton (R)

Jan 30, 2025

(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Feb 5, 2025

(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Mar 14, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House S/C on County & Regional Government, chaired by a Republican

Apr 7, 2025

(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

Apr 28, 2025

(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

May 1, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

May 2, 2025

(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

May 8, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 10, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

May 13, 2025

(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#2384: Yea 134 (R 78, D 56) - Nay 2 (R 2, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener
Nay - Metcalf; Olcott
Absent - Bumgarner; Campos; Dean; DeAyala; Garcia, J.; Harris; Orr; Schatzline
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Turner
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Jay Dean: "When Record No. 2384 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Mano DeAyala: "When Record No. 2384 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 2384 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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May 14, 2025

(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#2463: Yea 141 (R 81, D 60) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener
Absent - Fairly; Gervin-Hawkins; Guerra; Schofield
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
R. D. Guerra: "When Record No. 2463 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House

May 15, 2025

(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican

May 19, 2025

(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee

May 20, 2025

(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 25, 2025

(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage reported

May 26, 2025

(H) Reported enrolled

May 27, 2025

(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate

May 28, 2025

(E) Sent to the Governor

(H) Middleton signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Hank Dugie for self (with Galveston County)
(Mon 5/19/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Hank Dugie for self (with Galveston County)
(Mon 5/19/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Tyler Drummond for Galveston County Commissioners Court
(Mon 5/19/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Zach Davidson for
(Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Zach Davidson for self (with Galveston County)
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Chad Wilbanks for self
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Jen Crownover for Comal County, County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)

(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Thomas Parkinson for self