Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Nov 25, 2024
Filed · Nov 25, 2024
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Feb 3, 2025
Co-author authorized · Feb 5, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 6, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 6, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 6, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 6, 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 intent calendar · Mar 19, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 24, 2025
Record vote · Mar 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · Mar 24, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Mar 24, 2025
Amended · Mar 24, 2025
Record vote · Mar 24, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Mar 24, 2025
Record vote · Mar 24, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Mar 24, 2025
Record vote · Mar 24, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 24, 2025
Passed · Mar 24, 2025
Record vote · Mar 24, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 24, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 25, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Elections · Apr 9, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 28, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 28, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Apr 30, 2025
Committee report distributed · Apr 30, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 1, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 6, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 6, 2025
Amended · May 6, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 6, 2025
Record vote · May 6, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 6, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 7, 2025
Passed · May 7, 2025
Record vote · May 7, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 7, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 7, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 14, 2025
Read · May 14, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 14, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 14, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 14, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 14, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 14, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 14, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 19, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 19, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 20, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 20, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 26, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 29, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · May 30, 2025
Record vote · May 30, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 30, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 30, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · May 30, 2025
Record vote · May 30, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 30, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 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
On motion of Senator Bettencourt, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-05-30 · Yeas 25, Nays 6
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi509 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-30 · Yeas 97, Nays 37, Present, not voting 2
SBi509 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-07 · Yeas 98, Nays 49, Present, not voting 2
SB 509, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-06 · Yeas 85, Nays 56, 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.
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