Relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve as a commissioner of Port Freeport.
HB 1729 limits commissioners of Port Freeport to serving no more than two full terms. The bill prohibits anyone who has completed two or more full terms from running for re-election, though filling a vacancy (without completing a full term) does not count toward this limit. This change applies to terms beginning after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025, for future elections at Port Freeport.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed May 29, 2025
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This bill was formatted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version for final passage. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments, spacing corrections, and the addition of official certification signatures and vote counts for the House and Senate. No new policies, funding, or eligibility criteria were introduced.
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Formatting and layout were standardized to match Enrolled bill requirements, including proper spacing, line breaks, and official signatures.
Official certification statements were added showing the House vote (May 2, 2025) and Senate vote (May 19, 2025) with vote counts.
Drafting marks, page numbers, and internal tracking identifiers from the Engrossed version were removed.
Floor votes · House May 1, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
16
Committee
10
May 29, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
P
Jeff Barry
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
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