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Texas House to discuss Greg Bonnen’s proposal — what does HB 2273 say?

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Greg Bonnen, Texas State Representative of 24th District | www.drgregbonnen.com

Greg Bonnen, Texas State Representative of 24th District | www.drgregbonnen.com

Rep. Greg Bonnen introduced HB 2273, a bill on County Government and Courts, to the Texas House on Monday, April 7 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

The bill amends provisions in the Local Government Code related to the delegation of duties of county judges in specific Texas counties. It applies to counties with populations exceeding 1.5 million and those with populations between 350,000 and 370,000 that are near the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent to a county with a population of at least 3.3 million. The amendments pertain to the circumstances under which a county judge may delegate their duties to a county commissioner. This legislation is set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.

Greg Bonnen, chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and member of the House Committee on General Investigating, proposed another 11 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Bonnen graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS.

Greg Bonnen is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 24th House district. He replaced previous state representative Larry Taylor in 2013.

Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Other Recent Bills Introduced by Rep. Greg Bonnen in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill NumberDate IntroducedShort Description
HB 529404/07/2025Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state
HB 529304/07/2025Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program
HB 520204/07/2025Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education
HB 510204/07/2025Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers
HB 480604/03/2025Relating to recovery of damages in civil actions
HB 472404/03/2025Relating to the civil liability of nonprofit entities
HB 450404/03/2025Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners
HB 387704/01/2025Relating to creating the criminal offense of criminal pursuit
HB 346103/24/2025Relating to certain memorial markers and designations on highways in this state
HB 228503/14/2025Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising
HB 102/25/2025General Appropriations Bill

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