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SB1567Introduced in the Senate

Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.

Passed

Introduced by Paul Bettencourt, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 30, 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
Charles Schwertner5No

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Local Government

  5. Co-author authorized

  6. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. Considered in public hearing

  8. Testimony taken in committee

  9. Left pending in committee

  10. Considered in public hearing

  11. Vote taken in committee

  12. Reported favorably as substituted

  13. Committee report printed and distributed

  14. Placed on intent calendar

  15. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. Vote recorded in Journal

  17. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  18. Vote recorded in Journal

  19. Three day rule suspended

  20. Record vote

  21. Read 3rd time

  22. Passed

  23. Record vote

  24. Reported engrossed

  25. Received from the Senate

  26. Read first time

  27. Referred to Land & Resource Management

  28. Considered in formal meeting

  29. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  30. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  31. Committee report distributed

  32. Committee report sent to Calendars

  33. Considered in Calendars

  34. Placed on General State Calendar

  35. Read 2nd time

  36. Amendment(s) offered 1-Vasut

  37. Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2

  38. Amended 1-Vasut

  39. Record vote RV#3605

  40. Amended 2-Schofield and Vasut

  41. Record vote RV#3606

  42. Amended 3-Tepper

  43. Record vote RV#3607

  44. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  46. Record vote RV#3608

  47. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  48. Read 3rd time

  49. Postponed 5/28/25 8:00 AM

  50. Laid out as postponed business

  51. Amended 1-Vasut, Shofner, Slawson, Schofield, and Tepper

  52. Passed as amended

  53. Record vote RV#3924

  54. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  55. House passage as amended reported

  56. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  57. Read

  58. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  59. Record vote

  60. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  61. Reported enrolled

  62. Signed in the Senate

  63. Signed in the House

  64. Sent to the Governor

  65. Signed by the Governor

  66. Effective on 9/1/25

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