Bill:  HB 5138 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 11679 AMF-D
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Last Action:05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption Version:Senate Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
Author:Shaheen | Metcalf | Leach | Noble | Hull
Coauthor:Alders | Ashby | Bumgarner | Cain | Dean | Hayes | Hickland | Isaac | Kerwin | LaHood | Leo Wilson | Louderback | Lowe | Lozano | McQueeney | Money | Morgan | Olcott | Patterson | Pierson | Schoolcraft | Shofner | Slawson | Spiller | Vasut | Virdell | Wilson
Sponsor:Hughes
Cosponsor:Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton
Subjects:Abortion (I0005)
Courts--District (I0120)
Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165)
Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)
Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
Elections--General (I0310)
Ethics (I0345)
Law Enforcement (I0510)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
Companion:SB 1026 by Hughes, Identical
HB 4957 by Leo Wilson, Duplicate
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=6   Present Not Voting=1   Absent=0
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Conferees:Appointed (05/29/2025) Shaheen (Chair) | Bucy | Darby | Geren | Turner
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/29/2025) Hughes (Chair) | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Parker
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      03/13/2025    
H   Read first time      04/07/2025     988
H   Referred to State Affairs      04/07/2025   05:28 PM  988
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/23/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/23/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      04/23/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      04/23/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/30/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/30/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/30/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/06/2025     3474
H   Committee report distributed      05/06/2025   02:27 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/06/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/06/2025    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      05/08/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      05/08/2025     3609
H   Amended   1-Moody   05/08/2025     3609
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      05/08/2025     3609
H   Record vote   RV#1875   05/08/2025     3609
H   Read 3rd time      05/09/2025     3623
H   Passed      05/09/2025     3623
H   Record vote   RV#1877   05/09/2025     3623
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/09/2025     3624
H   Reported engrossed      05/09/2025   01:40 PM  3930
S   Received from the House      05/12/2025     1941
S   Read first time      05/13/2025     2067
S   Referred to State Affairs      05/13/2025     2067
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   Committee report printed and distributed      05/25/2025   05:49 PM 
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/26/2025     2809
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/26/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/27/2025     2886
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/27/2025     2820
S   Record vote      05/27/2025     2820
S   Read 2nd time      05/27/2025     2820
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Eckhardt   05/27/2025     2820
S   Amendment fails of adoption      05/27/2025     2822
S   Record vote      05/27/2025     2822
S   Passed to 3rd reading      05/27/2025     2822
S   Record vote      05/27/2025     2822
S   Not again placed on intent calendar      05/28/2025    
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/28/2025     2892
S   Record vote      05/28/2025     2893
S   Read 3rd time      05/28/2025     2893
S   Passed      05/28/2025     2893
S   Record vote      05/28/2025     2893
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/28/2025     6381
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/28/2025   02:05 PM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/28/2025   02:06 PM 
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/29/2025     6816
H   House requests conference committee      05/29/2025     6816
H   House appoints conferees      05/29/2025     6816
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/29/2025     3225
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/29/2025     3225
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/29/2025     3225
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/29/2025     3302
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/29/2025     3302
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/29/2025     7131
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/29/2025     7131