Aircraft and Airports - As introduced, establishes a process for renaming an international airport governed by a metropolitan airport authority to Trump International Airport. - Amends TCA Title 42, Chapter 3; Title 42, Chapter 4 and Title 55.
HB 217 designates an international airport operated by a designated metropolitan airport authority (in a county with over 500,000 residents) as "Trump International Airport." The bill requires the authority to update all trademarks, contracts, bylaws, and official documents to reflect this name, including amending USPTO registrations or filing new applications. This procedural bill directly affects the airport authority and its operations, with no substantive policy changes beyond the name designation. The bill failed in committee on March 18, 2025.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2025
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No floor votes recorded yet.
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Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Ref. to Transportation Committee as am. with a Negative Recommendation
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/10/2025
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal. in Naming & Designating Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 2/24/2025
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - Transportation Committtee
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Warner
RRepublican
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