HB 4520 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to requirements for certain funding of aviation facilities and projects.

HB 4520 requires Texas airports seeking state loans or grants to maintain control over facilities for 20 years, disclose all funding sources and financial capabilities, and secure at least 10% non-state funding (5% in economically disadvantaged counties). It also mandates adequate project planning before state approval. The law applies to all airports receiving state aviation funding and takes effect September 1, 2025. This replaces prior requirements under Transportation Code Section 21.114.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was formatted from a draft version to its final enrolled version for signing into law. The substantive policy content regarding aviation facility funding requirements remained unchanged, including the 20-year control requirement, funding source disclosure, and percentage thresholds for non-state funding.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and finalization for enactment.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft annotations and formatting markers (e.g., 'AAMartinez', line numbers, bracketed text) and added official enrolled version headers and signatures.

Added accessibility statement about TLO digital content update, which appears to be unrelated metadata.

Added certification statements confirming passage by House and Senate with specific vote counts and dates.

Added signature lines for Senate President, House Speaker, House Chief Clerk, Senate Secretary, and Governor.

Floor votes · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

upper

May 28, 2025

Introduced

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

lower

May 27, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

lower

May 27, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

lower

May 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage as amended reported

lower

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation

upper

May 19, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 15, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 14, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (101-32-12)

house

May 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recalled from subcommittee

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in subcommittee

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor