Bill:  SB 13 
Legislative Session: 89(2) Council Document: 89S2 5 MZM-F
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Last Action:08/20/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Aug 20 2025 10:14AM
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
Author:Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst | Parker | Paxton | Schwertner | Sparks
Coauthor:Huffman
Subjects:Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations (I0055)
County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)
County Government--Finance (I0097)
Ethics (I0345)
Legislature (I0520)
Political Subdivisions (I0588)
ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)
LOBBYISTS & LOBBYING (S3141)
Companion:HB 81 by Cain, Similar
HB 96 by Slawson, Similar
HB 115 by Leo Wilson, Identical
HB 167 by Troxclair, Identical
HB 186 by Olcott, Identical
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:In committee
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      08/15/2025    
S   Filed      08/15/2025    
S   Read first time      08/15/2025     5
S   Referred to State Affairs      08/15/2025     5
S   Posting rule suspended      08/15/2025     6
S   Record vote      08/15/2025     7
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/15/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      08/15/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      08/15/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      08/15/2025    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      08/15/2025     8
S   Committee report printed and distributed      08/15/2025   08:06 PM  8
S   Co-author authorized      08/18/2025     26
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      08/18/2025     22
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     22
S   Read 2nd time      08/18/2025     23
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Menéndez   08/18/2025     23
S   Amendment fails of adoption      08/18/2025     23
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     23
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA13 Menéndez   08/18/2025     24
S   Amendment fails of adoption      08/18/2025     24
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     24
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Eckhardt   08/18/2025     24
S   Amendment fails of adoption      08/18/2025     24
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     24
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Eckhardt   08/18/2025     24
S   Amendment fails of adoption      08/18/2025     25
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     25
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Menéndez   08/18/2025     25
S   Amendment fails of adoption      08/18/2025     25
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     25
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA6 Menéndez   08/18/2025     25
S   Amendment fails of adoption      08/18/2025     26
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     26
S   Passed to engrossment      08/18/2025     26
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     26
S   Laid before the Senate      08/19/2025     38
S   Read 3rd time      08/19/2025     38
S   Passed      08/19/2025     38
S   Record vote      08/19/2025     38
S   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      08/19/2025     39
S   Reported engrossed      08/19/2025     42
H   Received from the Senate      08/20/2025     70
H   Read first time      08/20/2025     69
H   Referred to State Affairs      08/20/2025   10:14 AM  69