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Texas designates November as Veterans Month

Original title: Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.

Last action · June 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25Sponsors: Will Metcalf and 7 others

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What This Bill Does

Texas establishes November as to honor and memorialize military veterans through appropriate programs and activities, effective September 1, 2025.

Why it matters

Changes only the state's official calendar designation; no funding or service changes are stated.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

military veterans

November is officially designated as Veterans Month to honor and memorialize their achievements and sacrifices.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the legislation do?
It officially designates November as in Texas.
When does this change take effect?
The Act takes effect on September 1, 2025.

What else do you want to know?

News Coverage

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

57 actions
  1. Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolled
    Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolled
    Signed by the Governor
  3. May 26, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolled
    Sent to the Governor
  4. May 25, 2025Senate
    Signed in the Senate
  5. May 24, 2025House
    Signed in the House
  6. May 23, 2025House
    Reported enrolled
Show 51 earlier actions
  1. May 21, 2025House
    Senate passage reported
  2. May 21, 2025SenateFloor
    Record vote
  3. May 21, 2025SenateFloor
    Passed
  4. May 21, 2025SenateFloor
    Read 3rd time
  5. May 21, 2025SenateFloor
    Record vote
  6. May 21, 2025Senate
    Three day rule suspended
  7. May 21, 2025Senate
    Vote recorded in Journal
  8. May 21, 2025SenateFloor
    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  9. May 21, 2025Senate
    Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  10. May 21, 2025Senate
    Placed on intent calendar
  11. May 21, 2025Senate
    Co-sponsor authorized
  12. May 19, 2025Senate
    Committee report printed and distributed
  13. May 19, 2025Senate
    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  14. May 19, 2025SenateCommittee
    Reported favorably w/o amendments
  15. May 19, 2025Senate
    Co-sponsor authorized
  16. May 15, 2025Senate
    Vote taken in committee
  17. May 15, 2025Senate
    Considered in public hearing
  18. May 15, 2025Senate
    Left pending in committee
  19. May 15, 2025Senate
    Considered in public hearing
  20. May 15, 2025Senate
    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  21. May 1, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Vet Affairs
  22. May 1, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Read first time
  23. Apr 30, 2025Senate
    Received from the House
  24. Apr 30, 2025House
    Reported engrossed
  25. Apr 30, 2025House
    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  26. Apr 30, 2025HouseFloor
    Record vote (RV#1031)
  27. Apr 30, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed
  28. Apr 30, 2025HouseFloor
    Read 3rd time
  29. Apr 29, 2025House
    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  30. Apr 29, 2025HouseFloor
    Record vote (RV#888)
  31. Apr 29, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed to engrossment
  32. Apr 29, 2025HouseFloor
    Read 2nd time
  33. Apr 29, 2025House
    Placed on General State Calendar
  34. Apr 25, 2025House
    Considered in Calendars
  35. Apr 25, 2025House
    Committee report sent to Calendars
  36. Apr 25, 2025House
    Transferred to Calendars Committee
  37. Apr 25, 2025House
    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  38. Apr 23, 2025House
    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  39. Apr 23, 2025House
    Committee report distributed
  40. Apr 23, 2025House
    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  41. Apr 2, 2025HouseCommittee
    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  42. Apr 2, 2025House
    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  43. Apr 2, 2025House
    Considered in public hearing
  44. Apr 2, 2025House
    Recalled from subcommittee
  45. Mar 24, 2025House
    Left pending in subcommittee
  46. Mar 24, 2025House
    Vote reconsidered in subcommittee
  47. Mar 24, 2025House
    Considered by s/c in public hearing
  48. Mar 24, 2025House
    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  49. Mar 14, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
  50. Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Read first time
  51. Jan 16, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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Voting Record

Outcome not reportedHouse4/29/2025Texas LegislatureOfficial roll call ↗

HB 1894 was passed to engrossment

Total

144

Yes
139
No
1
Present
0
Not voting
4
Abstain
0

How they voted (144)

120 more members
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Martinez FischerParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Matt MorganParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Terry WilsonParty not recordedabsent
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedabsent
Linda GarciaParty not recordedyes
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedyes
Christian ManuelParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Terry MezaParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Nicole CollierParty not recordedyes
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
Angelia OrrParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedyes
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedyes
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Ken KingParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Mike OlcottParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedyes
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Armando WalleParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
Cody VasutParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedyes
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedyes
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedabsent
Joe MoodyParty not recordednot voting

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Sources

Open source document

capitol.texas.gov

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  • Controversy0
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