Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.
This bill designates a specific segment of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County (between Church Street in Flint and County Road 150) as the "Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway." It requires the Texas Department of Transportation to install markers at both ends of the highway and at appropriate intermediate locations along the route. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025. (Procedural designation; no policy changes beyond naming.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Dec 19, 2024
Signed May 28, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled version, adding official signatures, certification dates, and vote counts while retaining the same substantive content. No policy changes occurred to the highway designation or implementation requirements.
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Removed draft formatting elements and added official enrolled version signatures, Senate and House certification dates with vote counts, and Governor approval signature lines.
Floor votes · House May 15, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
11
Committee
8
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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