Relating to the homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety
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89th Legislature (2025)
Where it is
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Mar 13, 2025
Filed · Mar 13, 2025
Read first time · Mar 17, 2025
Referred to Border Security · Mar 17, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 24, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 3, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 3, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Apr 3, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 3, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 7, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Apr 7, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 7, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 8, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 9, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 9, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 10, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · 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 Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Apr 22, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 30, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 30, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · Apr 30, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Apr 30, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 30, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 7, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 7, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 7, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 13, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 13, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 14, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 20, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 23, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 23, 2025
Point of order withdrawn · May 23, 2025
Amended · May 23, 2025
Record vote · May 23, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 23, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 23, 2025
Record vote · May 23, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 23, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 24, 2025
Passed · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 24, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 25, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 28, 2025
Read · May 28, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · May 29, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 29, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 31, 2025
Signed in the House · 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
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 28, Nays 3
(Metcalf in the chair) SBi36 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 83, Nays 36, Present, not voting 3
Swanson CSSB 36, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-23 · Yeas 94, Nays 43, Present, not voting 1
Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-23 · Yeas 118, Nays 11, 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).