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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 312: Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force.

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 312 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force. Primary sponsor: Carl Tepper (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 28, 2025): Referred to State Affairs.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carl TepperPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68

“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 State Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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