HB4187

Signed by Governor
Authored by Will Metcalf (R)
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Caption: Relating to the authority and responsibilities of the Texas Historical Commission; authorizing fees.
Initially Referred to House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 4187 enhances the authority of the Texas Historical Commission by allowing its executive director to negotiate contracts for goods and services when competitive bidding fails. The bill also expands the commission's jurisdiction over historic markers and grants it additional fundraising authority through an affiliated nonprofit organization.

Sponsors: Kolkhorst (R)

Mar 10, 2025


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

Mar 31, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 8, 2025


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

Apr 15, 2025


(H) House Culture, Recreation & Tourism met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 22, 2025


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

Apr 23, 2025


(H) Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
(H) Transferred to Calendars Committee
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#922: Yea 143 (R 83, 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; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; 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; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Dean; Jones, J.; Richardson; Schofield; Toth

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Moody

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Apr 30, 2025


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

RV#1058: Yea 135 (R 77, D 58) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; 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; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Moody

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

May 1, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Economic Development, chaired by a Republican
 

May 12, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

May 13, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 14, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 16, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 20, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote

20250520_HB4187_2R: Yea 27 (R 20, D 7) - Nay 4 (R 0, D 4)

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

Nay - Cook; Menendez; Miles; West

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(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250520_HB4187_FA1: 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) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(S) Record vote
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250520_HB4187_3R: Yea 27 (R 20, D 7) - Nay 4 (R 0, D 4)

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

Nay - Cook; Menendez; Miles; West

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(S) Record vote
 

May 21, 2025


(H) Senate passage as amended reported
(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 23, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#3439: Yea 129 (R 83, D 46) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; 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 - Bryant; Collier; Flores; Gonzalez, M.; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Meza; Morales, C.; Rose

Absent - Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Manuel; McQueeney

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Gina Hinojosa: "When Record No. 3439 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jessica Gonzalez: "When Record No. 3439 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) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 28, 2025


(H) House adopts resolution for tech. correction
 

May 30, 2025


(S) Senate adopts resolution for tech. correction
 

May 31, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

Jun 1, 2025


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

Jun 2, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Steven Deline for self
 

For

(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Arthur Mann for self
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Joel Romo for Washington on the Brazos Historical Foundation, President
 

On

(Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before S Economic Development as Vaughn Aldredge for Texas Historical Commission
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Joseph Bell for Texas Historical Commission
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Kristen Worman for Texas Historical Commission



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