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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1044: Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1044 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. Primary sponsor: Salman Bhojani (Democratic), Joe Moody (Democratic), John Lujan (Republican), Marc LaHood (Republican), James Talarico (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 10, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Salman BhojaniPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Joe MoodyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
John LujanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Marc LaHoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse121
James TalaricoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee report sent to Calendars
  2. Committee report distributed
  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  4. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  5. Vote reconsidered in committee
  6. Considered in formal meeting
  7. Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Recalled from subcommittee
  10. Left pending in subcommittee
  11. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  12. Considered by s/c in public hearing

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source