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HB 5246
  • Introduced
    Mar 14, 2025
  • Passed House
    May 02, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    May 23, 2025
  • Signed into Law
HB 5246
Texas House Bill
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Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund.
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executive • Jun 02, 2025: Sent to the Governor
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May 23, 2024, Senate
Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 5246 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
YES: 30
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 30

NO: 1

OTHER: 0
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May 31, 2024, Senate
On motion of Senator Huffman, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 10.
YES: 21
NO: 10
OTHER: 0
YES: 21

NO: 10

OTHER: 0
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Jun 01, 2024, Senate
HB 5246 (83 Yeas, 52 Nays, 2 Present, not voting)
YES: 83
NO: 52
OTHER: 2
YES: 83

NO: 52

    OTHER: 2
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    May 01, 2025, House
    HB 5246, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 1216): 142 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
    YES: 142
    NO: 1
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 142

    NO: 1

    ABSENT: 6

    NOT VOTING: 1

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    May 02, 2025, House
    HB 5246 was passed by (Record 1317): 123 Yeas, 8 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
    YES: 123
    NO: 8
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 123

    NO: 8

    ABSENT: 18

    NOT VOTING: 1

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    Jun 01, 2025, House
    The motion to adopt the conference committee report on HB 5246 prevailed by (Record 4129): 83 Yeas, 52 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
    YES: 83
    NO: 52
    OTHER: 2
    YES: 83

    NO: 52

    ABSENT: 13

    NOT VOTING: 2

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    Actions
    • Jun 02, 2025 | executive
      • Sent to the Governor
    • Jun 02, 2025 | Senate
      • Signed in the Senate
    • Jun 02, 2025 | House
      • Reported enrolled
      • Signed in the House
    • Jun 01, 2025 | Senate
      • House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
    • Jun 01, 2025 | House
      • Point of order overruled Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4)
      • Point of order withdrawn Rule 12, Section 1(d), and Rule 13, Section 10(a),
      • Point of order withdrawn Article III, Section 30
      • House adopts conference committee report
      • Record vote RV#4129
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • May 31, 2025 | House
      • Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
    • May 31, 2025 | Senate
      • Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds SR 715
      • Senate adopts conference committee report
      • Record vote
    • May 30, 2025 | House
      • Conf. Comm. Report distributed
    • May 30, 2025 | Senate
      • Conference committee report filed
    • May 28, 2025 | House
      • Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
      • Senate appoints conferees-reported
    • May 28, 2025 | Senate
      • Senate grants request for conference comm.
      • Senate appoints conferees
    • May 27, 2025 | Senate
      • House refuses to concur-reported
      • House requests conference committee-reported
      • House appoints conferees-reported
    • May 27, 2025 | House
      • House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
      • House requests conference committee
      • House appoints conferees
    • May 24, 2025 | House
      • Senate passage as amended reported
      • Senate Amendments distributed
      • Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
    • May 23, 2025 | Senate
      • Placed on intent calendar
      • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
      • Vote recorded in Journal
      • Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
      • Vote recorded in Journal
      • Three day rule suspended
      • Record vote
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed
      • Record vote
    • May 22, 2025 | Senate
      • Co-sponsor authorized
    • May 21, 2025 | Senate
      • Reported favorably as substituted
      • Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
      • Committee report printed and distributed
    • May 14, 2025 | Senate
      • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/14/2025
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Left pending in committee
    • May 05, 2025 | Senate
      • Received from the House
      • Read first time
      • Referred to Finance
    • May 02, 2025 | House
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed
      • Record vote RV#1317
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
      • Reported engrossed
    • May 01, 2025 | House
      • Placed on General State Calendar
      • Read 2nd time
      • Amended 1-Bonnen
      • Passed to engrossment as amended
      • Record vote RV#1216
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Apr 28, 2025 | House
      • Considered in Calendars
    • Apr 25, 2025 | House
      • Committee report sent to Calendars
    • Apr 24, 2025 | House
      • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
      • Committee report distributed
    • Apr 17, 2025 | House
      • Considered in formal meeting
      • Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
    • Apr 16, 2025 | House
      • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/16/2025
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
      • Left pending in committee
    • Apr 07, 2025 | House
      • Read first time
      • Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
    • Mar 14, 2025 | House
      • Filed
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