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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to approval for certain projects related to bridges over the Rio Grande."
+description: "Relating to approval for certain projects related to bridges over the Rio Grande."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 2243"
+citation: "Texas SB 2243 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["BORDER (S0045)", "BRIDGES & CAUSEWAYS (S0277)", "City Government--Roads (I0066)", "Highways (I0390)", "RIO GRANDE RIVER (G0002)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Canales", "Hinojosa"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 50
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-05-03"
+last_action: "2021-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb207927-be41-4523-9802-c38f14367270"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02200_SB02299/SB 2243.xml"
+source_hash: "959db1ec72a3bab46058e64b951a80d837d2ba4afcc345c017ca1823ed493227"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 2243 (87) — Relating to approval for certain projects related to bridges over the Rio Grande.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02243I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02243E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02243H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02243S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02243F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Canales — primary (person)
+- Hinojosa — primary (person)
+- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
+- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-05-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-05-03** Permission to introduce
+- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-03** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-05** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-05** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-05** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-05** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-05** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-06** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-05-10** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-05-10** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-11** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-11** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-11** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-05-11** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-11** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-11** Record vote
+- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-11** Record vote
+- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-11** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-13** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-13** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-05-13** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-13** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-18** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-19** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2021-05-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2021-05-26** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-26** Record vote
+- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-27** House passage reported
+- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-18** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb207927-be41-4523-9802-c38f14367270`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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