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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 844: Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary.

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 844 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary. Primary sponsor: Bryan Hughes (Republican), Angelia Orr (Republican), Hillary Hickland (Republican), Cody Vasut (Republican), Ray Lopez (Democratic), Suleman Lalani (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 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 6 · Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bryan HughesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Angelia OrrPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Hillary HicklandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Cody VasutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Ray LopezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse125
Suleman LalaniPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Cecil BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Brad BuckleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Terry CanalesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Pat CurryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jay DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Sarah EckhardtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Trey Martinez FischerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse116
Gary GatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Charlie GerenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Stan KitzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Marc LaHoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse121
Jeff LeachCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Chris TurnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101

“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. Referred to Land & Resource Management
  7. Read first time
  8. Received from the Senate
  9. Reported engrossed
  10. Record vote
  11. Passed
  12. Read 3rd time

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

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