Texas · House Bill 716 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county peace officers to issue citations…

HB 716 Sponsored by Jolanda Jones Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 12, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 4, 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 the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county peace officers to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.