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HB 1620TEXASSession 89RState BillBecame law without the governor's signature
Enacted

Legislature Revises and Corrects State Statutory Codes

Original title: Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 88th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.

Last action · May 28, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25Sponsors: Jeff Leach and 2 others

Companion · SB 2375same policy, Senate version
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What This Bill Does

House Bill 1620 requires the State of Texas to make nonsubstantive additions, revisions, and corrections to enacted codes while codifying previously omitted statutes. The measure also conforms laws enacted by the 88th Legislature to other acts.

Why it matters

Statutory language and cross-references across multiple state codes are updated without changing substantive legal requirements, ensuring consistency for legal practitioners, state agencies, and courts starting September 1, 2025.

Background
  • House Bill 1620 is a routine statutory revision bill introduced during the 89th Texas Legislature to clean up technical errors, reconcile overlapping amendments, and codify laws omitted from previous sessions. context

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

State Agencies and Courts

State agencies and courts must apply updated statutory cross-references and revised code language as enacted by the bill.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does House Bill 1620 change existing laws or create new substantive rules?
No. The bill performs nonsubstantive additions, revisions, and corrections to enacted codes and codifies previously omitted statutes without altering their substantive effect.
When does House Bill 1620 take effect?
The Act takes effect on September 1, 2025.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.

Procedural history

49 actions
  1. May 28, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolled
    Effective on 9/1/25
  2. May 28, 2025Governor of Texas
    Filed without the Governor's signature
  3. May 16, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolled
    Sent to the Governor
  4. May 16, 2025Senate
    Signed in the Senate
  5. May 15, 2025House
    Signed in the House
  6. May 15, 2025House
    Reported enrolled
Show 43 earlier actions
  1. May 14, 2025House
    Senate passage reported
  2. May 14, 2025SenateFloor
    Record vote
  3. May 14, 2025SenateFloor
    Passed
  4. May 14, 2025SenateFloor
    Read 3rd time
  5. May 14, 2025SenateFloor
    Record vote
  6. May 14, 2025Senate
    Three day rule suspended
  7. May 14, 2025Senate
    Vote recorded in Journal
  8. May 14, 2025SenateFloor
    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  9. May 14, 2025Senate
    Laid before the Senate
  10. May 14, 2025Senate
    Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  11. May 12, 2025Senate
    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  12. May 12, 2025SenateCommittee
    Reported favorably w/o amendments
  13. May 12, 2025Senate
    Vote taken in committee
  14. May 12, 2025Senate
    Considered in public hearing
  15. May 12, 2025Senate
    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  16. May 8, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Administration
  17. May 8, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Read first time
  18. May 7, 2025Senate
    Received from the House
  19. May 7, 2025House
    Reported engrossed
  20. May 7, 2025House
    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  21. May 7, 2025HouseFloor
    Record vote (RV#1611)
  22. May 7, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed
  23. May 7, 2025HouseFloor
    Read 3rd time
  24. May 6, 2025HouseFloor
    Record vote (RV#1538)
  25. May 6, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed to engrossment
  26. May 6, 2025HouseFloor
    Read 2nd time
  27. May 6, 2025House
    Placed on General State Calendar
  28. May 2, 2025House
    Considered in Calendars
  29. Apr 29, 2025House
    Committee report sent to Calendars
  30. Apr 29, 2025House
    Committee report distributed
  31. Apr 29, 2025House
    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  32. Apr 29, 2025House
    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  33. Apr 29, 2025HouseFloor
    Record vote (RV#712)
  34. Apr 29, 2025House
    Printing rule suspended
  35. Apr 3, 2025HouseCommittee
    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  36. Apr 3, 2025House
    Considered in formal meeting
  37. Apr 2, 2025House
    Left pending in committee
  38. Apr 2, 2025House
    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  39. Apr 2, 2025House
    Considered in public hearing
  40. Apr 2, 2025House
    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  41. Mar 14, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  42. Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Read first time
  43. Mar 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Filed

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Voting Record

Outcome not reportedHouse5/7/2025Texas LegislatureOfficial roll call ↗

HB 1620 was passed

Total

144

Yes
143
No
0
Present
0
Not voting
1
Abstain
0

How they voted (144)

Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
Nicole CollierParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordedyes
Martinez FischerParty not recordedyes
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Cody VasutParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedyes
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedyes
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
120 more members
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
Terry MezaParty not recordedyes
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedabsent
Ken KingParty not recordedyes
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Mike OlcottParty not recordedyes
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedyes
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Christian ManuelParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedyes
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Angelia OrrParty not recordedyes
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
John SmitheeParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Armando WalleParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedyes
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Matt MorganParty not recordedyes
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Suleman LalaniParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Morales ShawParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Joe MoodyParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Helen KerwinParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedyes
Show 2 earlier roll calls
Outcome not reportedHouse5/6/2025Texas LegislatureOfficial roll call ↗

HB 1620 was passed to engrossment

Total

141

Yes
136
No
4
Present
0
Not voting
0
Abstain
0
Other positions
1

How they voted (141)

Mike OlcottParty not recordedno
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Christian ManuelParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedyes
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedyes
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedyes
117 more members
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Ken KingParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedno
Helen KerwinParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedyes
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Terry MezaParty not recordedyes
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Joe MoodyParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
Cody VasutParty not recordedno
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedno
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Matt MorganParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedyes
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedexcused
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Nicole CollierParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedyes
Morales ShawParty not recordedyes
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
Suleman LalaniParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Martinez FischerParty not recordedyes
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedyes
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedyes
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedyes
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedyes
Armando WalleParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedyes
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedyes
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
Outcome not reportedHouse4/29/2025Texas LegislatureOfficial roll call ↗

The motion in writing was read and prevailed

Total

144

Yes
110
No
27
Present
0
Not voting
7
Abstain
0

How they voted (144)

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

Jeff LeachHouse · District 67RepublicanAuthor
Nathan JohnsonSenate · District 16DemocraticSponsor
David SpillerHouse · District 68RepublicanCoauthor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift95% confidence

Comprehensive Code Harmonization

The bill systematically addresses cross-reference errors and duplicate provisions resulting from multiple enactments across previous legislative sessions.

Connected Entities

Texas Constitution
OrganizationTexas Constitution“Cited under Article III, Section 43 regarding statutory revision.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

capitol.texas.gov

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