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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 4462: Relating to authorizing certain counties to contract for outside legal counsel in certain situations.

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 4462 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to authorizing certain counties to contract for outside legal counsel in certain situations. Primary sponsor: Sam Harless (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Placed on General State Calendar.

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
Sam HarlessPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse126

“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. Placed on General State Calendar
  2. Considered in Calendars
  3. Committee report sent to Calendars
  4. Committee report distributed
  5. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  6. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  7. Considered in formal meeting
  8. Recalled from subcommittee
  9. Left pending in subcommittee
  10. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  11. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  12. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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