Texas · House Bill 5042 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state health and safety laws on certain municipal and county regulations, including a law…

HB 5042 Sponsored by Richard Hayes Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 13, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 3, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state health and safety laws on certain municipal and county regulations, including a law providing that an elephant is a dangerous wild animal.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs · House State Affairs
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House State Affairs
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House State Affairs
  6. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House State Affairs
  7. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House State Affairs
  8. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House State Affairs

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

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.