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Texas Legislature · SB 8 · Effective on 1/1/26

Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements

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Became law
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Officially: “Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements. 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 · Mar 5, 2025
Filed · Mar 5, 2025
Read first time · Mar 6, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Mar 6, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 17, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 17, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 19, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 20, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Vote reconsidered in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 24, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 24, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 25, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 26, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 31, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 1, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 1, 2025
Record vote · Apr 1, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 1, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 1, 2025
Amended · Apr 1, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 1, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 1, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · Apr 1, 2025
Record vote · Apr 1, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 1, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · Apr 1, 2025
Record vote · Apr 1, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 1, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · Apr 1, 2025
Record vote · Apr 1, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 1, 2025
Amended · Apr 1, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 1, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Apr 1, 2025
Record vote · Apr 1, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 1, 2025
Record vote · Apr 1, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 1, 2025
Passed · Apr 1, 2025
Record vote · Apr 1, 2025
Statement(s) submitted · Apr 1, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 1, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 2, 2025
Read first time · Apr 17, 2025
Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker · Apr 17, 2025
Recalled from subcommittee · Apr 28, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 28, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 28, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 2, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 5, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 5, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 22, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 24, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 24, 2025
Amendment amended · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Amendment amended · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Amendment to amendment tabled · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 24, 2025
Amendment adopted as amended · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 24, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 25, 2025
Rules suspended · May 25, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 25, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 25, 2025
Passed · May 25, 2025
Record vote · May 25, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 25, 2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal · May 25, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 26, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 28, 2025
Read · May 28, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 28, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 28, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 28, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 28, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 28, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 28, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 29, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 29, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 29, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 29, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 30, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 30, 2025
Rules suspended · May 31, 2025
Record vote · 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
House adopts conference committee report · Jun 1, 2025
Record vote · 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
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 1/1/26 · Jun 20, 2025

The numbers

13
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

SchwertnerHuffmanCampbellHagenbuchHughesKolkhorstMiddletonParkerSpillerLouderbackKingDeAyalaTepper

Recorded votes

The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi8 prevailed byHouse · 2025-06-01 · Yeas 89, Nays 52, Present, not voting 1
The Conference Committee Report was filed with the Senate on Friday, May 30, 2025. 3696 89th Legislature — Regular Session 48th Day (Cont.) On motion of Senator Schwertner, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-05-31 · Yeas 20, Nays 11
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-05-31 · Yeas 20, Nays 11
SBi8 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-25 · Yeas 86, Nays 47, Present, not voting 1
(Speaker in the chair) SB 8, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 89, Nays 50, Present, not voting 1
J. Lopez Amendment No. 1, as amended, was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 111, Nays 24, Present, not voting 2
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 86, Nays 49, Present, not voting 3
Amendment No. 3 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 116, Nays 20, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 2 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 131, Nays 1, Present, not voting 3
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-04-01 · Yeas 20, Nays 11
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 1/1/26 (Jun 20, 2025).