2025 · Regular session · House bill
HB1875
HB1875 required the General Land Office, working with the Texas Veterans Commission, to study barriers Texas veterans face in obtaining a burial plot in a veterans cemetery in Texas.
Official caption: Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state.
Official report lists House author(s): Lopez, Janie, Garcia, Josey, Bell, Cecil, Morales Shaw, Louderback. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.
Bill explanation published · Version and amendment review scope is stated below · Individual amendment records may not be separately annotated.
Bill highlights
Selected points from the published explanation. Follow each point to its source-linked context; conditions and limits may matter.
- HB1875 required the General Land Office, working with the Texas Veterans Commission, to study barriers Texas veterans face in obtaining a burial plot in a veterans cemetery in Texas.
- The written report, including recommendations for legislative or other action, was due April 1, 2026, to the lieutenant governor, House speaker, and chairs of the House and Senate committees with primary responsibility for veterans affairs.
What does it do?
HB1875 required the General Land Office, working with the Texas Veterans Commission, to study barriers Texas veterans face in obtaining a burial plot in a veterans cemetery in Texas. The study also must consider opportunities to meet cemeteries’ operational needs, including locations and maintenance. This is a study requirement, not a new entitlement to a burial plot or an authorization to build a particular cemetery. Final law, Section 1.
The written report, including recommendations for legislative or other action, was due April 1, 2026, to the lieutenant governor, House speaker, and chairs of the House and Senate committees with primary responsibility for veterans affairs. The act took effect September 1, 2025, and expires September 1, 2027. This explanation verifies the legal requirement, not whether the agencies completed or delivered the report. Final law, Sections 1–2.
What changed along the way?
The introduced, House committee, House-passed, Senate committee and enrolled texts contain the same operative requirements and dates. The official amendment index states that the bill has no amendments. Neither a floor amendment nor a conference compromise changed the study. All versions; amendment index; history.
For the full amendment record, open the official amendment index.
Official bill versions
Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.
Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?
Veterans and families seeking burial space could benefit if the findings lead to better access or cemetery operations. Cemetery operators and lawmakers could gain information for future decisions. Those outcomes depend on the findings and subsequent action; HB1875 itself does not fund construction, expand eligibility or guarantee new capacity.
The May 13, 2025 fiscal note anticipates no significant fiscal impact on the state or local governments, assuming any costs can be absorbed with existing resources. It provides no dollar amount or separate two-year or five-year estimate. Agency staff must perform and report the study; the note does not mean that work requires no effort or that future recommended projects would be free.
Official sources
- Bill history and latest recorded action
- Bill versions, analyses and fiscal notes
- Action history and votes
- Amendment index
Catalog report retrieved 2026-10-25. Check the official record for corrections or later changes.
