Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages
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Officially: “Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Dec 18, 2024
Filed · Dec 18, 2024
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Feb 3, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 17, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 17, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 18, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 18, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 20, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendar · Mar 24, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 25, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 26, 2025
Motion to suspend regular order of business · Mar 26, 2025
Motion withdrawn · Mar 26, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 26, 2025
Record vote · Mar 26, 2025
Read 2nd time · Mar 26, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Mar 26, 2025
Amended · Mar 26, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Mar 26, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Mar 26, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Mar 26, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Mar 26, 2025
Record vote · Mar 26, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 26, 2025
Passed · Mar 26, 2025
Record vote · Mar 26, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 26, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 27, 2025
Read first time · Apr 22, 2025
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Apr 22, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 6, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 6, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 6, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · May 6, 2025
Left pending in committee · May 6, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 13, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 13, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 13, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 15, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 15, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 15, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 19, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 21, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 21, 2025
Amended · May 21, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 21, 2025
Record vote · May 21, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 21, 2025
Rules suspended · May 22, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 22, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 22, 2025
Passed · May 22, 2025
Record vote · May 22, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 22, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 23, 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 31, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · Jun 1, 2025
Record vote · Jun 1, 2025
House adopts resolution to go outside bounds · Jun 1, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · Jun 1, 2025
Record vote · Jun 1, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · Jun 1, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · Jun 1, 2025
Reported enrolled · Jun 1, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 3, 2025
Filed without the Governor's signature · Jun 22, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 22, 2025
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
On motion of Senator West, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-06-01 · Yeas 28, Nays 3
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi650 prevailed byHouse · 2025-06-01 · Yeas 82, Nays 57, Present, not voting 2
SBi650 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-22 · Yeas 97, Nays 46, Present, not voting 2
CSSB 650, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-21 · Yeas 99, Nays 39, 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 22, 2025).