Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Filed · Nov 12, 2024
Read first time · Mar 3, 2025
Referred to Elections · Mar 3, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 20, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 20, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 3, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · Apr 3, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 3, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Apr 7, 2025
Committee report distributed · Apr 7, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · Apr 8, 2025
Considered in Calendars · Apr 30, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 8, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 10, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 12, 2025
Amended · May 12, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · 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 19, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · May 19, 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
Placed on intent calendar · May 26, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 27, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 27, 2025
Amended · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 27, 2025
Amended · May 27, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 27, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Remarks ordered printed · May 27, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Senate passage as amended reported · May 28, 2025
Senate Amendments distributed · May 28, 2025
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed · May 28, 2025
Point of order withdrawn · May 29, 2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s) · May 29, 2025
Record vote · May 29, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 29, 2025
Text of Senate Amendment(s) · May 29, 2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported · May 29, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 30, 2025
Signed in the House · May 31, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 1, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 521 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-29 · Yeas 89, Nays 44, Present, not voting 2
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 20, Nays 11
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 21, Nays 10
HBi521 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-13 · Yeas 84, Nays 54, Present, not voting 2
CSHB 521, as amended, was passed to engrossment byHouse · 2025-05-12 · Yeas 85, Nays 53, Present, not voting 1
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).