HB2898

Signed by Governor
Authored by James Frank (R)
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Caption: Relating to requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers.
Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 2898 introduces new requirements for meteorological evaluation towers by increasing regulatory oversight. It requires notification to the Texas Department of Transportation at least 30 days before erecting a tower, detailing ownership, location, and height. The bill also mandates that the department inform nearby military and radar installations, as well as county judges, within 50 nautical miles of the tower. Additionally, the department must adopt rules for tower registration and compliance.

Sponsors: Hagenbuch (R)

Feb 18, 2025


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

Mar 19, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 26, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 2, 2025


(H) House State Affairs met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 16, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 17, 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) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Frank amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1225: Yea 136 (R 85, D 51) - Nay 8 (R 0, D 8)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; 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; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Anchia; Collier; Flores; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Hinojosa; Meza; Rodriguez Ramos

Absent - Bernal

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 1225 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 2, 2025


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

RV#1324: Yea 129 (R 82, D 47) - Nay 8 (R 0, D 8)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; 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

Nay - Anchia; Flores; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Meza; Rodriguez Ramos; Zwiener

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 1324 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 5, 2025


(S) Received from the House
(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Economic Development, 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 22, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250522_HB2898_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250522_HB2898_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage reported
 

May 23, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 24, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
 

May 25, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 26, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(H) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as David Glenn for Intersect Power
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Judd Messer for Advanced Power Alliance
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Susan Sloan for Orsted
 

On

(Mon 5/19/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Dan Harmon for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Dan Harmon for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)



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