Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas SR85: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 5.
Status: Passed both chambers, September 3, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 3, 2025:
89(2) SR 85 - Introduced version - Bill Text 89S21379 KJE-D By: Huffman S.R. No. 85 RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2025, That Senate Rule 12.03 be suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate Bill 5 (making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations) to consider and take action on the following matters: (1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 4 of the bill, by adding contingent appropriations to the Department of State Health Services for campground and youth camp safety, to read as follows: SECTION 4. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: CAMPGROUND AND YOUTH CAMP SAFETY CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Contingent on the enactment of S.B. 1 or similar legislation of the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2025, relating to campground and youth camp safety, the amount of $2,594,265 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund for use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act, and the amount of $2,484,726 is appropriated from the general revenue …
Sponsors
- Joan Huffman (R, SD-017) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Reported enrolled
- : Record vote
- : Read & adopted (SB 5)
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Votes
- Adopted (September 3, 2025): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Finances--Appropriations, Resolutions--Conf. Comm. Reports, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions, Water--Development, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, Water--General
Common questions
- What is SR85?
- SR85 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 5.
- What is the status of SR85?
- Passed both chambers as of September 3, 2025. Latest action: Reported enrolled (September 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SR85?
- Joan Huffman (R, SD-017).
- Where is the official record for SR85?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SR00085
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