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Key details on HB 2718 presented by J.M. Lozano in Texas House

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J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook

J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook

Rep. J.M. Lozano introduced HB 2718, a bill on State Finances, to the Texas House on Tuesday, March 18 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 allocation of money appropriated to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for the purpose of making certain grants’’.

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

The bill mandates that the Texas Military Preparedness Commission allocate at least 20% of grant funds each state fiscal year to certain eligible local governmental entities. Specifically, the allocation targets counties with populations under 50,000 and eligible entities within those counties. This requirement, intended to ensure that smaller communities receive a portion of the funding, is set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.

J.M. Lozano, member of the House Committee on Corrections, proposed another three bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Lozano graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA.

J.M. Lozano is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 43rd House district. He replaced previous state representative Tara Rios Ybarra in 2011.

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. J.M. Lozano in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill NumberDate IntroducedShort Description
HB 170303/14/2025Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system
HB 170203/14/2025Relating to eligibility for the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund grant program
HB 129303/10/2025Relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain outdoor burns conducted during a state of disaster or state of emergency

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