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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2970: Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

Enacted 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 2970 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District. Primary sponsor: Dennis Paul (Republican), Mando Martinez (Democratic), Mary Ann Perez (Democratic), Briscoe Cain (Republican), Mayes Middleton (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective immediately.

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 4 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dennis PaulPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Mando MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Mary Ann PerezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse144
Briscoe CainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Mayes MiddletonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Brad BuckleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Mano DeAyalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse133
JohnsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Christian ManuelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Denise VillalobosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“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. Effective immediately
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  6. Signed in the House
  7. Reported enrolled
  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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