Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Filed · Nov 12, 2024
Read first time · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Elections · Feb 28, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 20, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 20, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 27, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · Mar 27, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 27, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Mar 31, 2025
Committee report distributed · Mar 31, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · Mar 31, 2025
Considered in Calendars · Apr 17, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 8, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 10, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 12, 2025
Point of order withdrawn · May 12, 2025
Passed to engrossment · May 12, 2025
Record vote · May 12, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 12, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 13, 2025
Passed · May 13, 2025
Record vote · May 13, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 13, 2025
Reported engrossed · May 13, 2025
Received from the House · May 14, 2025
Read first time · May 15, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · May 15, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 22, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 22, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · May 22, 2025
Vote taken in committee · May 22, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · May 23, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · May 23, 2025
Co-sponsor authorized · May 26, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · May 26, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 26, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 26, 2025
Amended · May 26, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Three day rule suspended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 26, 2025
Passed · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Senate passage as amended reported · May 26, 2025
Senate Amendments distributed · May 27, 2025
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed · May 27, 2025
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments · May 28, 2025
House requests conference committee · May 28, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 28, 2025
House refuses to concur-reported · May 28, 2025
House requests conference committee-reported · May 28, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 28, 2025
Senate grants request for conference comm. · May 29, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 29, 2025
Senate grants request for conf comm-reported · May 29, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 29, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 31, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 31, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · Jun 1, 2025
Record vote · Jun 1, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · Jun 1, 2025
Record vote · Jun 1, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · Jun 1, 2025
Reported enrolled · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 2, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
On motion of Senator Hughes, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-06-01 · Yeas 23, Nays 8
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on HBi493 prevailed byHouse · 2025-06-01 · Yeas 90, Nays 44, Present, not voting 2
HBi493 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-13 · Yeas 86, Nays 52, Present, not voting 3
CSHB 493 was passed to engrossment byHouse · 2025-05-12 · Yeas 82, Nays 53, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).