HB 4732 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to state recognition of and prohibited gaming activities by the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

HB 4732 recognizes the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas as a state-recognized Native American Indian Tribe under Texas law. The bill designates the tribe as eligible for all programs, services, and benefits provided to state-recognized tribes by the U.S. government, Texas, or other states due to tribal membership. It does not address gaming activities, despite the title's reference; the bill focuses solely on formal recognition and eligibility for existing tribal programs. The recognition takes effect September 1, 2025, making the tribe eligible for state-level tribal support programs.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · May 15, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was updated from an introduced version to an engrossed version with significant formatting and structural changes. The core legislative content remains focused on recognizing the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas as a Native American Indian Tribe with substantial governmental powers, while also prohibiting gaming activities on tribal lands. The changes primarily involve formatting cleanup, proper bill numbering, and reorganization of sections for clarity.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope remains unchanged - it still recognizes the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas and prohibits gaming on tribal lands. The changes are primarily formatting and structural improvements to the bill text.

TECHNICAL

Bill header and numbering were updated from 'AAG˜mez' to proper sponsor names (Gámez, McQueeney, Phelan) and bill number format

New accessibility statement about TLO digital content was added at the top of the document

Section numbering and formatting were standardized throughout the document for proper legislative formatting

Removed extraneous markup symbols and line numbers from the original introduced version

Floor votes · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

102–31

Passed · 12 other

Total votes 145

May 14, 2025

D Democratic60

53 Yea 1 Nay 6

88% Yea

R Republican85

49 Yea 30 Nay 6

57% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

May 15, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors