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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 4661: Relating to the closure of beaches for space flight activities; creating a criminal offense.

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 4661 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the closure of beaches for space flight activities; creating a criminal offense. Primary sponsor: Janie Lopez (Republican), Pat Curry (Republican), Marc LaHood (Republican), Dennis Paul (Republican), Eddie Morales (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 7, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

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): Democratic 1 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Janie LopezPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Pat CurryPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Marc LaHoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse121
Dennis PaulPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Eddie MoralesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
John LujanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Carl TepperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

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

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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