Files
2026-07-06 17:28:03 -04:00

115 lines
4.8 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the administration of emergency management in this state."
description: "Relating to the administration of emergency management in this state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 2794"
citation: "Texas HB 2794 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)", "Governor (I0375)", "Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (U0079)", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "DIVISION OF THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY (V0318)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kolkhorst", "Larson", "Lucio III", "Morrison", "Phelan", "Price"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e9db770-444b-4450-81ca-1712f4913a5b"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02700_HB02799/HB 2794.xml"
source_hash: "16077d254bae609553bd1c716984c88f3a75440ef9b9fde690dc6b864d699041"
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 2794 (86) — Relating to the administration of emergency management in this state.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB02794I.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **1320** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Larson — primary (person)
- Lucio III — primary (person)
- Morrison — primary (person)
- Phelan — primary (person)
- Price — primary (person)
- Bohac — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Dominguez — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-28** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-12** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-20** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-03-20** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-20** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-02** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-04-02** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-04-02** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-04** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-05** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-08** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-15** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-17** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2019-04-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-17** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Record vote
- **2019-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-18** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-23** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-24** Referred to Water & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-13** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-05-15** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-15** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-15** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-22** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-22** Laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-23** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-26** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Effective immediately
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e9db770-444b-4450-81ca-1712f4913a5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).