Relating to the appointment of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 21, 2025
Filed · Feb 21, 2025
Read first time · Mar 6, 2025
Referred to Criminal Justice · Mar 6, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 25, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 25, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 25, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 31, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 31, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 31, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 3, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 9, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · Apr 10, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendar · Apr 9, 2025
Laid before the Senate · Apr 10, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 10, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 10, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 10, 2025
Passed · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 10, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 14, 2025
Read first time · Apr 22, 2025
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · Apr 22, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 6, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 6, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · May 6, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 6, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 9, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 9, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 10, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 15, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 19, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 19, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 19, 2025
Record vote · May 19, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 19, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 20, 2025
Passed · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 20, 2025
House passage reported · May 20, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 20, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 21, 2025
Signed in the House · May 21, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 21, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 30, 2025
Effective immediately · May 30, 2025
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
SBi1537 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 105, Nays 39, Present, not voting 2
SBi1537 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-19 · Yeas 109, Nays 33, Present, not voting 3
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 immediately (May 30, 2025).