HB 2273 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties.

HB 2273 allows county judges in specific large Texas counties to delegate certain duties to county commissioners. It applies to counties with populations over 1.5 million, or smaller Gulf Coast counties (350,000-370,000 population) adjacent to a county with over 3.3 million people. The bill amends Local Government Code Sections 81.028 and 81.029 to establish this delegation process. The change takes effect September 1, 2025, directly affecting county governance in those qualifying jurisdictions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MODERATE

The bill text was converted from a draft version to an enrolled final version, adding signatures, certification of passage votes, and governor approval. The substantive policy language regarding county judge authority delegation remained unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the text structure.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy content regarding county judge delegation authority in specific population counties remains identical to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Added enrolled version header, bill number formatting, and signature lines for legislative officers and governor.

Added certification statements documenting House and Senate passage votes with specific dates and vote counts.

Removed draft metadata including author names, page numbers, and internal tracking codes.

Adjusted whitespace and line breaks throughout the text for final formatting, but no substantive policy language was altered.

Floor votes · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage reported

lower

May 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

May 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local Government

upper

May 15, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 14, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

May 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recalled from subcommittee

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in subcommittee

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors