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Texas Legislature · SB 447 · Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held

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Officially: “Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Nov 21, 2024
Filed · Nov 21, 2024
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Feb 3, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 10, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 10, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 10, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 13, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 13, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 17, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 17, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 17, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · Apr 10, 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 17, 2025
Referred to Elections · Apr 17, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 15, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 15, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · May 15, 2025
Left pending in committee · May 15, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 16, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 16, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 20, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 20, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 21, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 22, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 27, 2025
Amended · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 27, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 27, 2025
Passed · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 27, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 29, 2025
Read · May 29, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 29, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 29, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 29, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 29, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 29, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 29, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 30, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 30, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 30, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 30, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 31, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
Reported enrolled · Jun 1, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 1, 2025
Signed in the House · 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

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"Morales, Eddie

Recorded votes

The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi447 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-31 · Yeas 129, Nays 1, Present, not voting 3
SBi447 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 138, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 139, Nays 0, 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).