Bill:  HB 18 
Legislative Session: 89(2)
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Last Action:09/17/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:Shaheen | Gerdes | Swanson
Coauthor:Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Button | Capriglione | Cunningham | Hayes | Hefner | Isaac | LaHood | Lopez, Janie | Luther | Metcalf | Morgan | Oliverson | Orr | Patterson | Paul | Pierson | Richardson | Spiller | Vasut | Wharton | Wilson
Sponsor:Hinojosa, Adam
Cosponsor:King | Middleton
Subjects:Ethics (I0345)
Legislature (I0520)
Salaries & Expenses (I0745)
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS (S0114)
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS (VM34V)
House Committee:Elections
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=4
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   December 4, 2025   09/17/2025    
E   Signed by the Governor      09/17/2025    
E   Sent to the Governor      09/04/2025     394
S   Signed in the Senate      09/04/2025     174
H   Signed in the House      09/04/2025     392
H   Reported enrolled      09/04/2025   12:52 AM  394
H   Senate passage reported      09/04/2025     392
S   Record vote      09/04/2025     168
S   Passed      09/04/2025     168
S   Read 3rd time      09/04/2025     168
S   Laid before the Senate      09/04/2025     168
S   Record vote      09/03/2025     133
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      09/03/2025     133
S   Record vote      09/03/2025     133
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      09/03/2025     133
S   Printing rule suspended      09/03/2025     133
S   Committee report printed and distributed      09/03/2025   06:17 PM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      09/03/2025     130
S   Vote taken in committee      09/03/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      09/03/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      09/03/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      09/03/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      09/03/2025     164
S   Record vote      09/02/2025     128
S   Posting rule suspended      09/02/2025     128
S   Referred to State Affairs      09/02/2025     128
S   Read first time      09/02/2025     128
S   Received from the House      09/02/2025     128
H   Reported engrossed      09/02/2025   06:39 PM  394
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      09/02/2025     341
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      09/02/2025     340
H   Record vote   RV#152   09/02/2025     340
H   Passed      09/02/2025     340
H   Read 3rd time      09/02/2025     340
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      09/02/2025     336
H   Record vote   RV#149   09/02/2025     335
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      09/02/2025     335
H   Record vote   RV#148   09/02/2025     334
H   Amendment adopted as amended   1-Shaheen   09/02/2025     334
H   Amendment to amendment withdrawn   8-Bucy and Little   09/02/2025     334
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   09/02/2025     334
H   Amendment to amendment offered   8-Bucy and Little   09/02/2025     333
H   Record vote   RV#147   09/02/2025     332
H   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   7-Goodwin   09/02/2025     332
H   Record vote   RV#146   09/02/2025     331
H   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   6-Bucy   09/02/2025     331
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Article III, Section 40   09/02/2025     331
H   Record vote   RV#145   09/02/2025     331
H   Amendment amended   5-Little   09/02/2025     331
H   Point of order overruled (amendment)   Article III, Section 40   09/02/2025     330
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   09/02/2025     330
H   Amendment to amendment offered   5-Little   09/02/2025     329
H   Point of order sustained (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   09/02/2025     328
H   Amendment to amendment offered   4-Little   09/02/2025     328
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      09/02/2025     328
H   Record vote   RV#143   09/02/2025     327
H   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   3-Martinez Fischer   09/02/2025     327
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      09/02/2025     327
H   Record vote   RV#142   09/02/2025     326
H   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   2-Rose   09/02/2025     326
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-Shaheen   09/02/2025     322
H   Read 2nd time      09/02/2025     322
H   Placed on General State Calendar      09/02/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      08/28/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      08/28/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      08/28/2025   12:38 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      08/28/2025     347
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      08/28/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      08/28/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      08/25/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      08/25/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      08/25/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/25/2025    
H   Referred to Elections      08/21/2025   12:23 PM  122
H   Read first time      08/21/2025     122
H   Filed      08/21/2025