CS/HB 249: Designation of Official State Flagship
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Gonzalez Pittman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chaney ; Daniels ; Gossett-Seidman ; Valdés
Designation of Official State Flagship; Redesignates official state flagship as S.S. American Victory.
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/22/2025 House • Filed
10/28/2025 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/27/2026 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
1/29/2026 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
1/30/2026 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/3/2026 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/4/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/5/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)
2/11/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
2/12/2026 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
2/18/2026 Senate • Received
3/6/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 637
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 1656 -SJ 637
• Read 2nd time -SJ 637
• Read 3rd time -SJ 637
• CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 637
3/6/2026 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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CS/HB 249, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2026 at 1:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1656 Designation of the Official State Flagship Burgess Identical Last Action: 3/6/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 249 -SJ 637 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 15.0465 Official state flagship. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/HB 249, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/3/2026 at 2:56 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1656 Designation of the Official State Flagship Burgess Identical Last Action: 3/6/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 249 -SJ 637
Floor Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 236554 - Amendment
Delete line 15 and insert:Passidomo 3/6/2026
11:15 AMSenate: Withdrawn
3/6/2026Web Page
PDF526394 - Amendment
Delete line 15 and insert:Passidomo 3/6/2026
11:15 AMSenate: Withdrawn
3/6/2026Web Page
PDFFloor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 2/11/2026 7:49 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/6/2026 11:25 AM Senate 34 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 15.0465 Official state flagship. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 249, Original Filed Version Posted 10/22/2025 at 2:25 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)
State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1656 Designation of the Official State Flagship Burgess Identical Last Action: 3/6/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 249 -SJ 637
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 407389 - Amendment
Remove lines 7-110Gonzalez Pittman 2/2/2026
10:23 AMAdopted
2/3/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 15.0465 Official state flagship. Page 1 (pdf)