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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 34: Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.

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 34 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries. Primary sponsor: Will Metcalf (Republican), Cole Hefner (Republican), Greg Bonnen (Republican), Giovanni Capriglione (Republican), Bryan Hughes (Republican). It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

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 25

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Will MetcalfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Cole HefnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Greg BonnenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Giovanni CapriglionePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Bryan HughesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Jeff BarryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Paul BettencourtCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
CookCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Pat CurryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Caroline Harris DavilaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Paul DysonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Brent HagenbuchCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Janie LopezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
John McQueeneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Angelia OrrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Tan ParkerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Terry WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20

“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 on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  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