Bill:  SB 12 
Legislative Session: 89(1) Council Document: 89S1 433 CJD-F
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Last Action:08/04/2025 H Received from the Senate
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
Author:Middleton | Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Coauthor:Campbell | Hagenbuch | Parker | Schwertner
Subjects:Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations (I0055)
County Government--Finance (I0097)
Ethics (I0345)
Political Subdivisions (I0588)
ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)
LOBBYISTS & LOBBYING (S3141)
Companion:HB 36 by Patterson, Similar
HB 46 by Olcott, Similar
HB 56 by Troxclair, Similar
HB 64 by Cain, Similar
HB 173 by Troxclair, Identical
HB 209 by Leo Wilson, Identical
HB 296 by Spiller, Identical
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      07/21/2025    
 Filed      07/21/2025    
 Co-author authorized      07/21/2025     10
 Read first time      07/21/2025     8
 Referred to State Affairs      07/21/2025     8
 Posting rule suspended      07/21/2025     8
 Record vote      07/21/2025     9
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      07/22/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      07/22/2025    
 Testimony taken in committee      07/22/2025    
 Vote taken in committee      07/22/2025    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      07/24/2025     11
 Committee report printed and distributed      07/24/2025   09:50 AM 
 Co-author authorized      07/30/2025     28
 Laid before the Senate      07/30/2025     23
 Read 2nd time      07/30/2025     23
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Eckhardt   07/30/2025     24
 Amendment fails of adoption      07/30/2025     24
 Record vote      07/30/2025     24
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Eckhardt   07/30/2025     24
 Amendment fails of adoption      07/30/2025     24
 Record vote      07/30/2025     24
 Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Menéndez   07/30/2025     24
 Amendment fails of adoption      07/30/2025     25
 Record vote      07/30/2025     25
 Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Menéndez   07/30/2025     25
 Amendment fails of adoption      07/30/2025     25
 Record vote      07/30/2025     25
 Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Menéndez   07/30/2025     25
 Amendment fails of adoption      07/30/2025     25
 Record vote      07/30/2025     25
 Amendment(s) offered   FA6 Menéndez   07/30/2025     26
 Amendment fails of adoption      07/30/2025     26
 Record vote      07/30/2025     26
 Passed to engrossment      07/30/2025     26
 Record vote      07/30/2025     26
 Laid before the Senate      08/01/2025     33
 Read 3rd time      08/01/2025     33
 Passed      08/01/2025     33
 Record vote      08/01/2025     33
 Reported engrossed      08/01/2025     33
 Received from the Senate      08/04/2025     17