Bill:  HB 3909 
Legislative Session: 89(R)
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place.
Author:Hickland | Zwiener | Alders | Simmons | Dyson
Coauthor:Davis, Aicha | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:Zaffirini
Subjects:Elections--Administration (I0277)
Elections--General (I0310)
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (S0554)
EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
House Committee:Elections
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Conferees:Appointed (05/30/2025) Hickland (Chair) | Dyson | Shaheen | Simmons | Zwiener
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/30/2025) Zaffirini (Chair) | Alvarado | Birdwell | Hall | Hughes
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      03/06/2025    
H   Read first time      03/27/2025     801
H   Referred to Elections      03/27/2025   11:57 AM  801
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/17/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/17/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      04/17/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      04/17/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/28/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/28/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/28/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/30/2025     2833
H   Committee report distributed      04/30/2025   09:22 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/01/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/05/2025    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/07/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      05/07/2025     3463
H   Passed to engrossment      05/07/2025     3463
H   Record vote   RV#1741   05/07/2025     3463
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/07/2025     3464
H   Read 3rd time      05/08/2025     3566
H   Passed      05/08/2025     3566
H   Record vote   RV#1843   05/08/2025     3566
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3567
H   Reported engrossed      05/08/2025   06:41 PM  3771
S   Received from the House      05/09/2025     1911
S   Read first time      05/12/2025     2041
S   Referred to State Affairs      05/12/2025     2041
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/15/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/15/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/15/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      05/15/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/22/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      05/22/2025    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/25/2025     2667
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/25/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/25/2025   05:46 PM 
S   Placed on local & uncontested calendar      05/28/2025    
S   Laid before the Senate      05/28/2025     3141
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/28/2025     3141
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2025     3141
S   Three day rule suspended      05/28/2025     3141
S   Record vote      05/28/2025     3141
S   Read 3rd time      05/28/2025     3141
S   Passed      05/28/2025     3141
S   Record vote      05/28/2025     3141
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/29/2025     7123
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/29/2025   02:22 PM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/29/2025   02:24 PM 
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/30/2025     7141
H   House requests conference committee      05/30/2025     7141
H   House appoints conferees      05/30/2025     7141
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/30/2025     3330
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/30/2025     3330
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/30/2025     3330
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/30/2025     3335
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/30/2025     3335
S   Conference committee report filed      05/30/2025     3650
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/31/2025     7410
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/31/2025     7410
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/31/2025   03:27 PM 
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/31/2025     3688
S   Record vote      05/31/2025     3688
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/31/2025     7412
H   House adopts conference committee report      06/01/2025     7480
H   Record vote   RV#4143   06/01/2025     7481
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      06/01/2025     7482
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/2025     3814
H   Reported enrolled      06/01/2025   07:30 PM  7610
H   Signed in the House      06/02/2025     7607
S   Signed in the Senate      06/02/2025     3858
E   Sent to the Governor      06/02/2025     7610
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     7611
E   Effective on 9/1/25      06/20/2025