republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/hb-1240.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border region."
description: "Relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border region."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 1240"
citation: "Texas HB 1240 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BEE COUNTY (G66I8)", "BORDER (S0045)", "Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)", "Environment--General (I0340)", "KARNES COUNTY (G73IL)", "LOVING COUNTY (G675Z)", "MASON COUNTY (G31BT)", "MCCULLOCH COUNTY (GA2HC)", "MENARD COUNTY (GZ80R)", "MEXICO (G2781)", "REAGAN COUNTY (G0172)", "UPTON COUNTY (GW5C5)", "WARD COUNTY (GM6MN)", "WILSON COUNTY (G56MD)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guillen", "Hinojosa, Adam"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 79
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-12"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce710a25-0525-46c3-b90b-93613652d6ad"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01200_HB01299/HB 1240.xml"
source_hash: "11fea008ee7595418425e390dacde6aacd7364a323305ad0e5c43248a9b06f60"
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 1240 (89R) — Relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border region.

## 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/HB01240I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01240E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01240H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01240S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01240F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **139–8** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1240 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1240 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- passage — **23–8** (pass) · upper
- passage — **128–7** (pass) · lower
- passage — **23–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Guillen — primary (person)
- Hinojosa, Adam — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-12** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-10** Referred to s/c on International Relations by Speaker `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24** Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- **2025-03-24** Considered by s/c in public hearing
- **2025-03-24** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
- **2025-03-24** Left pending in subcommittee
- **2025-04-09** Recalled from subcommittee
- **2025-04-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-09** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-21** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-21** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2025-04-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2025-04-25** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2025-04-25** Withdrawn from calendar (contested) `withdrawal`
- **2025-04-25** Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
- **2025-04-25** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2025-04-25** Transferred to Calendars Committee
- **2025-04-25** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-04-25** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-04-29** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-04-29** Record vote
- **2025-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed as amended `amendment-passage, passage`
- **2025-04-30** Record vote
- **2025-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-30** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-01** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-05** Referred to Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-12** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-13** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-14** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-14** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-16** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-23** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-23** Record vote
- **2025-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-23** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-23** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-23** Record vote
- **2025-05-23** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-23** Record vote
- **2025-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-23** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-23** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-24** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2025-05-27** Returned to the Senate for further action
- **2025-05-27** Returned from the House for further action
- **2025-05-28** Vote reconsidered
- **2025-05-28** Vote reconsidered
- **2025-05-28** Vote reconsidered
- **2025-05-28** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2025-05-28** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2025-05-28** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-29** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce710a25-0525-46c3-b90b-93613652d6ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).