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HB2018Introduced in the House

Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.

Passed

Introduced by Trent Ashby, District 9

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Official description

Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

May 24, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Read 3rd time · May 9, 2025

0

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

1 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Robert Nichols3No

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Committee substitute considered in committee

  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Considered in public hearing

  10. Committee substitute considered in committee

  11. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  12. Reported favorably as substituted

  13. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  14. Committee report distributed

  15. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  16. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  17. Transferred to Calendars Committee

  18. Committee report sent to Calendars

  19. Considered in Calendars

  20. Placed on General State Calendar

  21. Read 2nd time

  22. Amended 1-Ashby

  23. Passed to engrossment as amended

  24. Record vote RV#846

  25. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  26. Read 3rd time

  27. Passed

  28. Record vote RV#993

  29. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. Reported engrossed

  31. Received from the House

  32. Read first time

  33. Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

  34. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  35. Considered in public hearing

  36. Testimony taken in committee

  37. Vote taken in committee

  38. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  39. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  40. Committee report printed and distributed

  41. Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  42. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  43. Vote recorded in Journal

  44. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  45. Vote recorded in Journal

  46. Three day rule suspended

  47. Record vote

  48. Read 3rd time

  49. Passed

  50. Record vote

  51. Senate passage reported

  52. Reported enrolled

  53. Signed in the House

  54. Signed in the Senate

  55. Sent to the Governor

  56. Signed by the Governor

  57. Effective on 9/1/25

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