HB 767 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway.

HB 767 designates a specific segment of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the "Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway" to honor Paul P. Mendes. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation to install markers at both ends of the highway segment and at appropriate intermediate locations along the route. This is a ceremonial naming resolution with no substantive policy changes or funding impacts. The designation took effect September 1, 2025, after being signed by the Governor on May 24, 2025.

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 5, 2025 Signed May 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · May 24, 2025

MODERATE

This bill designates a portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway. The enrolled version includes standard legislative certification signatures and voting records from both chambers, confirming the bill's passage and effective date of September 1, 2025. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the previous version.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and certification additions.

TECHNICAL

Added certification signatures for the Senate President, House Speaker, Chief Clerk of the House, and Secretary of the Senate to document the bill's passage and approval.

Added voting records showing the House vote (131 Yeas, 0 Nays) and Senate vote (31 Yeas, 0 Nays) with passage dates.

Added Governor's approval signature line and date field.

Removed draft formatting markers and bill number annotations (e.g., 'AABell of Montgomery', '89(R)') that were present in the Engrossed version.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 24, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage reported

lower

May 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor