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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 2523: Relating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petition.

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

SB 2523 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the release of an area from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by petition. Primary sponsor: Paul Bettencourt (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Left pending in committee.

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
Paul BettencourtPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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. Left pending in committee
  2. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  3. Considered in public hearing
  4. Referred to Land & Resource Management
  5. Read first time
  6. Received from the Senate
  7. Reported engrossed
  8. Record vote
  9. Passed
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Record vote
  12. Three day rule suspended

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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