Relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
SB 1939 reorganizes the Ship Channel Improvement Revolving Fund, designating it as a separate account within the state highway fund managed by the Texas Department of Transportation commission. The bill ensures that interest earned on this fund is not reallocated to general state revenue, preserving dedicated funding for port infrastructure projects. It requires transferring any existing unencumbered balances from the previous fund structure to this new account. This change directly affects Texas port maintenance and infrastructure development, ensuring consistent funding for the Houston Ship Channel improvements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was converted from an 'Engrossed' draft version to the final 'Enrolled' version. The substantive policy content, including the reallocation of interest from dedicated revenue accounts and the effective date provisions, remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting, spacing, and the addition of official certification signatures from Senate and House leadership confirming passage votes, along with the Governor's approval.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft identifiers like 'By: AAHinojosa' and replaced them with the official enrolled title and bill number.
Added certification blocks with signatures and vote counts from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Chief Clerk of the House.
Added the Governor's approval signature block at the end of the document.
Floor votes · House May 22, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
16
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (113-25-5)
house
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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