2026 Regular Session
HB4434
State government; Governor; requiring certain notification to successor; notification requirements; time requirement of notice; effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
6 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 17, 2026 · House
House: General Government Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
March 5, 2026 · House
House: Government Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
16 yea–0 nay
March 24, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
90 yea–3 nay · 6 absent
April 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Rules Committee: DO PASS
Passed
17 yea–0 nay
April 29, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–3 nay · 4 absent
May 6, 2026 · House
House: VETO OVERRIDE WITHOUT EMERGENCY
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
86 yea–4 nay · 9 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Rules
February 16, 2026 · House
Government Oversight
February 16, 2026 · House
General Government
February 3, 2026 · House
Rules
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House To Senate
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House Veto overridden: Ayes: 86 Nays: 4
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House Vetoed 05/06/2026
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for enrollment
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Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 3 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Rules
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Alonso-Sandoval
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 3 View roll call
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
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House Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
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House Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government
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House Referred to General Government
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House Referred to Government Oversight
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House Withdrawn from Rules Committee
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House Second Reading referred to Rules
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House Authored by Representative Hilbert
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House First Reading