---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties."
description: "Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 3556"
citation: "Texas HB 3556 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals (I0035)", "Coastal Affairs & Beaches (I0067)", "GULF OF MEXICO (G4223)", "PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (V0045)", "Parks & Wildlife--Parks (I0555)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leo Wilson", "Metcalf", "Middleton", "Vasut"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 99
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40e74174-0f9d-4a4e-85e0-faba78f1a328"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03500_HB03599/HB 3556.xml"
source_hash: "85c8839d56c2234ada785849ca0d823bb6246eaf31503ea15fa998d9d292f5fe"
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 3556 (89R) — Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB03556I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03556E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03556H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03556S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03556F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
- passage — **99–12** (pass) · lower
- passage — **105–38** (pass) · lower
- passage — **99–12** (pass) · upper
- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
- passage — **96–49** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leo Wilson — primary (person)
- Metcalf — primary (person)
- Middleton — primary (person)
- Vasut — primary (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-28** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-03** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-03** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-03** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-16** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-16** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-22** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-23** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-04-28** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-04-30** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Point of order sustained
- **2025-04-30** Returned to committee
- **2025-05-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-01** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-02** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-02** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-02** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-02** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-05** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Record vote
- **2025-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-06** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Record vote
- **2025-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Postponed
- **2025-05-07** Laid out as postponed business
- **2025-05-07** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-07** Record vote
- **2025-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-07** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-20** Posting rule suspended
- **2025-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-05-21** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-21** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2025-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2025-05-29** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-29** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-29** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
- **2025-05-29** House requests conference committee
- **2025-05-29** House appoints conferees
- **2025-05-29** Senate grants request for conference comm.
- **2025-05-29** Senate appoints conferees
- **2025-05-29** House refuses to concur-reported
- **2025-05-29** House requests conference committee-reported
- **2025-05-29** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2025-05-29** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2025-05-29** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2025-05-30** Conference committee report filed `filing`
- **2025-05-30** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds
- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-31** Record vote
- **2025-05-31** House adopts resolution to go outside bounds
- **2025-05-31** House adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-31** Record vote
- **2025-05-31** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2025-05-31** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2025-06-01** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-06-01** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40e74174-0f9d-4a4e-85e0-faba78f1a328`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).