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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2979: Relating to a prohibition on the exercise of eminent domain and the disposition of certain property acquired for certain rail projects.

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 2979 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a prohibition on the exercise of eminent domain and the disposition of certain property acquired for certain rail projects. Primary sponsor: Cody Harris (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 20, 2025): Referred to Land & Resource Management.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cody HarrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8

“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. Referred to Land & Resource Management
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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