Bill:  HB 144 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 9316 CXP-F
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles.
Author:King
Sponsor:Schwertner
Cosponsor:Cook
Subjects:City Government--Utilities (I0068)
Utilities--Electric (I0831)
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)
Companion:SB 2984 by Hancock, Identical
HB 2745 by King, Duplicate
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=14   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Business & Commerce
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      03/06/2025    
 Read first time      03/07/2025     449
 Referred to State Affairs      03/07/2025   02:33 PM  449
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/12/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      03/12/2025    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/12/2025    
 Left pending in committee      03/12/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      03/19/2025    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/19/2025    
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/19/2025    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/25/2025     790
 Committee report distributed      03/25/2025   04:18 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/25/2025    
 Considered in Calendars      04/17/2025    
 Placed on General State Calendar      04/23/2025    
 Read 2nd time      04/23/2025     1803
 Point of order sustained   Rule 4, Section 40, and Rule 11, Section 2   04/23/2025     1803
 Returned to Calendars Committee      04/23/2025     1803
 Considered in Calendars      04/24/2025    
 Original bill ordered printed      04/24/2025    
 Placed on General State Calendar      04/28/2025    
 Original bill distributed   06:10PM   04/24/2025    
 Read 2nd time      04/28/2025     2083
 Amended   1-King   04/28/2025     2083
 Record vote   RV#652   04/28/2025     2084
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/28/2025     2084
 Passed to engrossment as amended      04/28/2025     2084
 Record vote   RV#653   04/28/2025     2084
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/28/2025     2085
 Read 3rd time      04/29/2025     2192
 Passed      04/29/2025     2192
 Record vote   RV#747   04/29/2025     2192
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/29/2025     2193
 Reported engrossed      04/29/2025   03:17 PM  2626
 Received from the House      04/29/2025     1587
 Read first time      05/12/2025     2040
 Referred to Business & Commerce      05/12/2025     2040
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/15/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      05/15/2025    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/15/2025    
 Left pending in committee      05/15/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      05/23/2025    
 Vote taken in committee      05/23/2025    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/23/2025     2497
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/23/2025   06:49 PM 
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/26/2025     2806
 Placed on intent calendar      05/26/2025    
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/26/2025     2759
 Read 2nd time      05/26/2025     2759
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Schwertner   05/26/2025     2759
 Amended      05/26/2025     2760
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2025     2760
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/26/2025     2760
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2025     2760
 Three day rule suspended      05/26/2025     2760
 Record vote      05/26/2025     2760
 Read 3rd time      05/26/2025     2760
 Passed      05/26/2025     2760
 Record vote      05/26/2025     2760
 Senate passage as amended reported      05/26/2025     6099
 Senate Amendments distributed      05/28/2025   09:53 AM 
 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/28/2025   09:54 AM 
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/29/2025     6987
 Record vote   RV#4023   05/29/2025     6987
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/29/2025     6988
 Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/29/2025     6987
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/29/2025     3224
 Reported enrolled      05/30/2025   03:25 PM  7414
 Signed in the House      05/31/2025     7406
 Signed in the Senate      06/01/2025     3827
 Sent to the Governor      06/01/2025     7610
 Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     7610
 Effective immediately      06/20/2025