HB 2233

smaller counties get 30 days to flag incomplete plats

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to county notification requirements for incomplete plat applications.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Under 850,000 people, up from 10 business days. Big counties keep 10.

The bill changes how fast a county must tell a developer or landowner that a plat application is missing paperwork. Counties with fewer than 850,000 people get 30 days instead of 10 business days to send that notice, while larger counties keep the 10-business-day deadline. Every county must also let the applicant turn in the missing documents on time, and the changes apply only to plat applications filed on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 29, 2025 and referred to the House Land & Resource Management committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2233 · 2025-01-29

SOLD BY

Rep. Angelia OrrRHouse 13

ITEM

relating to county notification requirements for incomplete plat applications.

WHAT IT DOES

Under 850,000 people, up from 10 business days. Big counties keep 10.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Jan 29, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Land & Resource Management

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Angelia Orr

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$434K Texas Sands PAC$154K Dustin Burrows Campaign$136K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$434,355.69

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$434,355.69

Cash: $185,000.00
Paid by others: $249,355.69
Total: $434,355.69

advertising $241,605.69polling $7,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007596, 101032794, 101035908, 101040770, 101058009, 101071193.

Texas Sands PAC$154,250.00

Texas Sands PAC

$154,250.00

Cash: $137,000.00
Paid by others: $17,250.00
Total: $154,250.00

polling $17,250.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012337, 101032794, 101035908, 101071193.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$136,250.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$136,250.00

Cash: $119,000.00
Paid by others: $17,250.00
Total: $136,250.00

polling $17,250.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 13, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101032794, 101040770.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$434,355.69

Cash: $185,000.00
Paid by others: $249,355.69
Total: $434,355.69

advertising $241,605.69polling $7,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007596, 101032794, 101035908, 101040770, 101058009, 101071193.

Texas Sands PAC

$154,250.00

Cash: $137,000.00
Paid by others: $17,250.00
Total: $154,250.00

polling $17,250.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012337, 101032794, 101035908, 101071193.

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$136,250.00

Cash: $119,000.00
Paid by others: $17,250.00
Total: $136,250.00

polling $17,250.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 13, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101032794, 101040770.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 29, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to Land & Resource Management: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Land & Resource Management · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

County Government--Land Use & Zoning

PLATTING

Text

The text as introduced · 246 words

89R8285 DNC-D

By: Orr
H.B. No. 2233

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to county notification requirements for incomplete plat

applications.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 232.0025, Local Government Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to

read as follows:

(b) If a person submits a plat application to the

commissioners court that does not include all of the documentation

or other information required by Subsection (a), the commissioners

court or the county authority responsible for approving plats shall

[ , not later than the 10th business day after the date the

commissioners court receives the application, ] notify the

applicant of the missing documents or other information not later

than:

(1) the 10th business day after the date the

commissioners court receives the application; or

(2) the 30th day after the date the commissioners

court receives the application, if the county has a population less

than 850,000 .

(b-1) The commissioners court or the county authority

responsible for approving plats shall allow an applicant to timely

submit the missing documents or other information for a plat

application that does not include all of the documentation or other

information required by Subsection (a) .

SECTION 2. Section 232.0025, Local Government Code, as

amended by this Act, applies only to a plat application filed on or

after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.