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Texas Legislature · SB 687 · Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts

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Officially: “Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Dec 20, 2024
Filed · Dec 20, 2024
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Feb 3, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Feb 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Feb 24, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Feb 24, 2025
Left pending in committee · Feb 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 3, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 3, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 5, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 5, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 5, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 13, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendar · Mar 19, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · Apr 10, 2025
Laid before the Senate · Apr 10, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 10, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 10, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 10, 2025
Passed · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 10, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 14, 2025
Read first time · Apr 17, 2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Apr 17, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 13, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 13, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 13, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 13, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 14, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 15, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 15, 2025
Postponed · May 15, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 19, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 19, 2025
Record vote · May 19, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 19, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 20, 2025
Passed · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
House passage reported · May 20, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 20, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 21, 2025
Signed in the House · May 21, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 21, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 30, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 30, 2025

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

HughesBumgarner

Recorded votes

SBi687 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 145, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
SBi687 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-19 · Yeas 141, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (May 30, 2025).