Monitoring the Session

SCR 30

Designating Matagorda County as the official Birding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Adopted

Verdict: not graded

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Sen. Joan HuffmanRSenate 17
Caption

Designating Matagorda County as the official Birding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Caption from the bill history · Introduced.

Summary

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Receipt

The receipt

89R-SCR30 · 2025-03-10

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ITEM

Designating Matagorda County as the official Birding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

WHAT IT DOES

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CHARGES

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TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Administration
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Vote taken in committee
  8. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  9. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  10. Committee report printed and distributed
  11. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  12. Placed on intent calendar
  13. Laid before the Senate
  14. Read 2nd time
  15. Adopted
  16. Vote recorded in Journal
  17. Received from the Senate
  18. Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
  19. Considered in formal meeting
  20. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  21. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  22. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  23. Committee report distributed
  24. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  25. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  26. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  27. Laid before the House
  28. Adopted
  29. Record vote RV#3824
  30. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  31. House passage reported
  32. Reported enrolled
  33. Signed in the Senate
  34. Signed in the House
  35. Sent to the Governor
  36. Signed by the Governor
FILED UNDER

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SIGNED FOR BY

House · 111 yea · 15 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Adoption · May 28, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Adoption · May 1, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donors

Donors report through Texans for Joan Huffman.

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 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.

Money

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

Votes2

House May 28, 2025

Adoption

Yea
111
Nay
15
Present, not voting
4
Absent
15
Excused
5
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3824

SCR 30 was adopted by (Record 3824): 111 Yeas, 15 Nays, 4 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 111 (published)
  • Nay: 15 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 4 (published)
  • Absent: 15 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 1, 2025

Adoption

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

SCR 30 (Huffman) Designating Matagorda County as the official Birding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 10, 2025

06/20/2025 E Signed by the Governor

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors

House committee · Culture, Recreation & Tourism · Committee vote 8 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Administration · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

HCR 104 by Louderback (identical)

Subjects

MATAGORDA COUNTY

Resolutions--Official Designations--Capitals

BIRDING CAPITAL OF TEXAS (N35LL)