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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 318: Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments in certain rural counties.

Passed one chamber 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 318 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments in certain rural counties. Primary sponsor: Ryan Guillen (Republican), Eddie Morales (Democratic), Mihaela Pleșa (Democratic), Trent Ashby (Republican), Chuy Hinojosa (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Referred to Finance.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan GuillenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Eddie MoralesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Mihaela PleșaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Trent AshbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Chuy HinojosaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
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 Finance
  2. Read first time
  3. Received from the House
  4. Reported engrossed
  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  6. Record vote
  7. Passed
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. Passed to engrossment as amended
  12. Amended

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

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