2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB74
Legislative Summary
Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
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Bill History
3/31/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Transmitted to the Governor
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Recommendations filed with the Speaker
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Amended 1-E. Morales
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Passed to engrossment as amended
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Record vote RV#1710
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1817
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Received from the House
Senate
5/12/2025
Read first time
Senate
5/12/2025
Referred to Transportation
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Morales, Eddie
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Morales, Eddie
5/7/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Read 3rd time RV#1817
5/8/2025
140
Yea
4
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amended RV#1710
5/7/2025
139
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Transportation(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 11
Republican: 8
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Morales
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Don McLaughlin
Republican
John Lujan
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Salman Bhojani
Democrat
Elizabeth Campos
Democrat
Terry Canales
Democrat
Philip Cortez
Democrat
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Venton Jones
Democrat
Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Janie Lopez
Republican
Claudia Ordaz Perez
Democrat
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Richard Raymond
Democrat
Ramon Romero
Democrat
Carl Tepper
Republican
Armando Walle
Democrat