Texas · House Bill 2489 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to renaming the Texas Natural Resources Information System as the Texas Geographic Information Office and the duties of certain officers of…

HB 2489 Sponsored by Kyle Kacal Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 17, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 13, 2023
  3. Passed the House Apr 14, 2023
  4. Passed the Senate May 17, 2023
  5. To the governor May 22, 2023
  6. Became law Jun 12, 2023

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to renaming the Texas Natural Resources Information System as the Texas Geographic Information Office and the duties of certain officers of that entity.

Every action

47 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 39 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. CommitteeReferred to Natural Resources · House Natural Resources
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Natural Resources
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Natural Resources
  6. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Natural Resources
  7. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Natural Resources
  8. CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House Natural Resources
  9. CommitteeRecommended to be sent to Local & Consent · House Natural Resources
  10. CommitteeReported favorably w/o amendment(s) · House Natural Resources
  11. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  12. HouseCommittee report distributed
  13. HouseComm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  14. HouseConsidered in Local & Consent Calendars
  15. HousePlaced on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HousePassed to engrossment
  18. HouseNonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  19. HouseRead 3rd time
  20. HousePassed
  21. HouseRecord vote (RV#199)
  22. HouseNonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  23. HouseReported engrossed
  24. SenateReceived from the House
  25. SenateRead first time
  26. CommitteeReferred to Natural Resources & Economic Development · Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development
  27. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development
  28. CommitteeVote taken in committee · Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development
  29. CommitteeReported favorably w/o amendments · Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development
  30. SenateRecommended for local & uncontested calendar
  31. SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
  32. SenatePlaced on local & uncontested calendar
  33. SenateLaid before the Senate
  34. SenateRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  35. SenateVote recorded in Journal
  36. SenateThree day rule suspended
  37. SenateRecord vote
  38. SenateRead 3rd time
  39. SenatePassed
  1. SenateRecord vote
  2. HouseSenate passage reported
  3. HouseReported enrolled
  4. HouseSigned in the House
  5. SenateSigned in the Senate
  6. GovernorSent to the Governor
  7. GovernorSigned by the Governor
  8. GovernorEffective on 9/1/23

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 23, 2023 House Natural Resources Natural Resources: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Passed 9–0
May 4, 2023 Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Natural Resources & Economic Development: Reported favorably w/o amendments Passed 7–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.