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SB3016
In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber Authored by Brandon Creighton (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation. Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 3016 significantly enhances state preemption over local government regulations. It allows individuals or organizations to sue municipalities or counties for ordinances that conflict with certain state laws. During pending litigation, local governments face financial penalties, such as suspended state funding and tax rate restrictions. If the attorney general prevails in such suits, the local government may lose grant eligibility and face additional sanctions for up to five years.
Co-authors: Bettencourt (R) Sponsors: Bell, C. (R)
(S) Bell, C. signed onto the bill as
Mar 14, 2025
(S) Creighton signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Apr 7, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
Apr 22, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 24, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 28, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 5, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
May 7, 2025
(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time
20250507_SB3016_2R: Yea 20 (R 19, D 1) - Nay 11 (R 1, D 10)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
May 9, 2025
(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
May 12, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs, chaired by a Republican
May 16, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 24, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as James Teal for self (with McMullen County, County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Jeff Coyle for City of San Antonio (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Nicholas Palmer for City of Dallas (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Alexa Aragonez for City of Houston (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ana Gonzalez for Texas AFL-CIO (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ariel Traub for City of Garland (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Blaire Parker for San Antonio Water System (SAWS) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Bryan Mitchell for Dallas County District Attorney (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jon Weist for City of Irving (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Katelyn Caldwell for Harris County Commissioners Court (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Keely Hovatter for City of McAllen (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Kevin Campbell for City of Dripping Springs (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Leah Clark for City of Georgetown (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Luis Figueroa for Every Texan (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Monty Wynn for Texas Municipal League (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Rick Ramirez for City of Austin (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ryan Skrobarczyk for City of Corpus Christi (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Sally Bakko for City of Galveston (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Spencer Gutierrez for City of Sugar Land (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as T. Patterson for City of Fort Worth
For
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Fred Ehler for TCCI Land Development (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as James Quintero for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as M. Scott Norman Jr. for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Randal Hall for Windy Hill Development LLC (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Tyler Epstein for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Bobby Bowling for self (with Tropicana Homes) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Frances Blake for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Howard Cohen for Schwartz, Page & Harding, LLP (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ian Cude for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jeff Bonham for CenterPoint Energy (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jenn Saenz for Texas Apartment Association (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as John Bonura for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Karen Reagan for Texas Association of Staffing (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Sarah Horn for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Steven Albright for AGC of Texas (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Trey Lary for Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP
