HB1240

The introduced and House committee texts also proposed changing definitions for border-crime prosecution grants and the border prosecution unit. Representative Ryan Guillen’s adopted House amendment removed those two changes. The engrossed, Senate committee and enrolled texts match in their operative provisions. Introduced · House committee · Engrossed · Senate committee · House amendment

Senator Adam Hinojosa’s amendment would have authorized certain Type C municipalities or delegated mayors to temporarily close roads, bridges, venues or other specified areas for public safety. Although initially adopted May 23, the Senate reconsidered that adoption and the senator withdrew the amendment May 28. It is absent from the final law. The amendment index’s earlier “adopted” label must therefore be read with the later journal. Governor Abbott signed the bill June 20, 2025; final passage was 128–7 in the House, with two present but not voting, and 23–8 in the Senate. Senate amendment · May 28 Senate journal · History · Amendment index · All versions

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Newly included counties may receive more attention in the specified planning, research and coordination activities. Agencies gain a common definition for those activities but must apply it over a broader area. Actual funding or service changes depend on existing program rules and decisions; the act does not quantify county-by-county gains or losses.

All four indexed Legislative Budget Board notes anticipate no significant state or local fiscal impact, assuming implementation can use existing resources. They give no quantified two-year or five-year cost. The enrolled-stage link carries the May 24 “As Passed 2nd House” note, preceding withdrawal of the Senate amendment, rather than a separately recalculated final-text estimate. Introduced note · Engrossed note · Second-house note · Enrolled-stage note