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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas exempts small municipalities and certain counties from public beach lifeguard requirements
Last action · May 13, 2025: Placed on General State CalendarSponsor: A.J. Louderback
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What This Bill Proposed
Certain municipalities with populations under 1,000 and specific counties are exempted from mandatory lifeguard requirements on public beaches, effective September 1, 2025.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Certain municipalities with a population of less than 1,000
Municipalities meeting the population and location criteria are exempted from mandatory lifeguard requirements on public beaches.
Certain counties with a population between 32,000 and 40,000
Counties meeting the population criteria are exempted from mandatory lifeguard requirements.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
14 actions- May 13, 2025HousePlaced on General State Calendar
- May 11, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- May 10, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
- May 10, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
- May 10, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- May 8, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendment(s)
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- May 8, 2025HouseConsidered in formal meeting
- Apr 8, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Apr 8, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Apr 8, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Apr 8, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 16, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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