---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects."
description: "Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2390"
citation: "Texas HB 2390 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Coastal Affairs & Beaches (I0067)", "DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (S0372)", "GULF COAST AUTHORITY (D1423)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul", "Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d603584-7eaf-408e-b4d4-a39e88a1f13b"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02300_HB02399/HB 2390.xml"
source_hash: "d4c1b54903de110c70df6cb8fe88b7d6709499a78c78e31c848c93001a8898ff"
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 HB 2390 (87) — Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects.

## 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/HB02390I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02390E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02390H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02390S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02390F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **135–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Paul — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-26** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to International Relations & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-31** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-31** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-15** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-20** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Record vote
- **2021-04-21** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-21** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-21** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-03** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-11** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-13** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-14** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-14** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-14** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-14** Record vote
- **2021-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-14** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-14** Record vote
- **2021-05-14** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-14** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-17** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-17** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-28** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-28** 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/2d603584-7eaf-408e-b4d4-a39e88a1f13b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).