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HCR86Introduced in the House

Designating Denton as the official Halloween Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Passed

Introduced by Richard Hayes, District 57

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Designating Denton as the official Halloween Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor

May 28, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: Adopted RV#1571 · May 7, 2025

115

Yes

21

No

14

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

  3. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  4. Considered in public hearing

  5. Committee substitute considered in committee

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

  7. Left pending in committee

  8. Considered in public hearing

  9. Committee substitute considered in committee

  10. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  11. Reported favorably as substituted

  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  13. Committee report distributed

  14. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  15. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  16. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  17. Laid before the House

  18. Adopted

  19. Record vote RV#1571

  20. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  21. Reported engrossed

  22. Received from the House

  23. Read first time

  24. Referred to Administration

  25. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  26. Considered in public hearing

  27. Vote taken in committee

  28. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  29. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  30. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  31. Committee report printed and distributed

  32. Laid before the Senate

  33. Read 2nd time

  34. Adopted

  35. Vote recorded in Journal

  36. Senate passage reported

  37. Reported enrolled

  38. Signed in the House

  39. Signed in the Senate

  40. Sent to the Governor

  41. Signed by the Governor

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