Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB1939: Relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
From the enrolled text, May 25, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 403.0956, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 403.0956. REALLOCATION OF INTEREST ACCRUED ON CERTAIN DEDICATED REVENUE. Notwithstanding any other law, all interest or other earnings that accrue on all revenue held in an account in the general revenue fund any part of which Section 403.095 makes available for certification under Section 403.121 are available for any general governmental purpose, and the comptroller shall deposit the interest and earnings to the credit of the general revenue fund. This section does not apply to: (1) interest or earnings on revenue deposited in accordance with Section 51.008, Education Code; (2) an account that accrues interest or other earnings on deposits of state or federal money the diversion of which is specifically excluded by federal law; (3) the lifetime license endowment account; (4) the game, fish, and water safety account; (5) the coastal protection account; (6) the Alamo complex account; (7) the artificial reef account; (8) the sexual assault program fund; [[DELETED: or]] (9) the deferred maintenance fund account[ or] [ADDED: (10) the ship channel improvement revolving fund]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected …
Sponsors
- Juan Hinojosa (D, SD-020) · primary sponsor
- Mary Perez (D, HD-144)
Latest actions
- : Effective immediately
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House passage reported
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#3362)
- : Passed
Votes
- Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4089 (May 23, 2025): 136 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3362 (May 23, 2025): 114 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3842 (May 22, 2025): 100 yea, 38 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3286 (May 22, 2025): 115 yea, 25 nay, passed
Subjects: Water--Navigation & Ports, STATE HIGHWAY FUND, Transportation--Miscellaneous, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Common questions
- What is SB1939?
- SB1939 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
- What does SB1939 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
- What is the status of SB1939?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective immediately (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1939?
- Juan Hinojosa (D, SD-020), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB1939?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB01939
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