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2025 · Regular session · House bill

HB5308

HB5308 expressly adds “procurement related to construction” to the adjutant general's powers over Texas military facilities, real property and associated equipment.

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Official caption: Relating to certain authorities of the adjutant general for procurement and construction.

Signed by governorSource-checked explanation published

Official report lists House author(s): Cortez, Garcia, Josey. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.

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HB5308 expressly adds “procurement related to construction” to the adjutant general's powers over Texas military facilities, real property and associated equipment.
This is a focused addition to existing authority.
Sources: final law; official history.

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What does it do?

HB5308 expressly adds “procurement related to construction” to the adjutant general’s powers over Texas military facilities, real property and associated equipment. The adjutant general is the commander of Texas military forces. The change took effect September 1, 2025.

This is a focused addition to existing authority. The law already made the adjutant general responsible for military-facility location and maintenance and allowed priorities for construction, renovation, repair and upkeep of state-owned or leased facilities. HB5308 does not itself appropriate construction money, select a contractor or approve a particular project.

Sources: final law; official history.

What changed along the way?

The introduced and House committee texts restated the full general-powers section and described it as being added, even though it already existed. By engrossment, the bill correctly amended only existing Government Code 437.054(a), adding the construction-procurement language. The engrossed, Senate committee and enrolled operative text matches.

The unchanged powers to enter specified cooperative/interagency military agreements and delegate authority already existed in subsections (b) and (c); they are not new benefits created by this bill. The amendment index lists no floor amendments, and the history shows both committees reported the bill without amendments.

The governor signed the bill June 20, 2025; its fixed September 1 effective date remained.

Sources: all five versions; amendment index; introduced text; engrossed correction.

For the full amendment record, open the official amendment index.

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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?

The Texas Military Department and vendors gain more explicit statutory authority for purchasing connected with construction. The practical benefit is clearer responsibility for that work. The bill’s short text does not expressly waive competitive purchasing rules, eliminate oversight, set a spending ceiling or guarantee faster completion or savings.

The May 22, 2025 fiscal note anticipates no significant state or local fiscal implication and assumes costs can be absorbed with existing resources. The April 29 introduced note reaches the same conclusion. This is an implementation estimate, not a statement that military construction projects themselves cost nothing.

Review boundary: the complete two-section act, history, five versions, no-amendment index and both fiscal notes were read. Historical Government Code 437.054 and the chapter definitions were checked to distinguish the narrow new language from preexisting powers. No particular procurement or construction outcome is asserted.

Source: latest fiscal note.

Official sources

Catalog report retrieved 2026-10-25. Check the official record for corrections or later changes.