Bill:  SB 1540 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 14587 LRM-D
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.
Author:Bettencourt
Sponsor:Capriglione
Cosponsor:Morales Shaw
Subjects:Elections--Election Officers (I0305)
Open Records (I0548)
Protection of Personal Information (I0003)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:Delivery of Government Efficiency
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/29/2025) Bettencourt (Chair) | Birdwell | Middleton | Parker | Zaffirini
House Conferees:Appointed (05/31/2025) Capriglione (Chair) | Bucy | González, Mary | Leach | Shaheen
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/21/2025    
S   Filed      02/21/2025    
S   Read first time      03/06/2025     442
S   Referred to Business & Commerce      03/06/2025     442
S   Rereferred to committee      04/10/2025     1079
S   Referred to State Affairs      04/10/2025     1079
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/14/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/14/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      04/14/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      04/14/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/16/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      04/16/2025    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      04/22/2025     1405
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      04/22/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/22/2025   01:16 PM 
S   Placed on local & uncontested calendar      05/01/2025    
S   Laid before the Senate      05/01/2025     1702
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      05/01/2025     1702
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/01/2025     1702
S   Three day rule suspended      05/01/2025     1702
S   Record vote      05/01/2025     1702
S   Read 3rd time      05/01/2025     1702
S   Passed      05/01/2025     1702
S   Record vote      05/01/2025     1702
S   Reported engrossed      05/01/2025     1709
H   Received from the Senate      05/01/2025     2830
H   Read first time      05/02/2025     2953
H   Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency      05/02/2025   02:03 PM  2953
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/14/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/14/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/14/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      05/14/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/16/2025    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/16/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/21/2025     5464
H   Committee report distributed      05/21/2025   03:09 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/22/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/23/2025    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/25/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      05/27/2025     6283
H   Amended   1-Capriglione   05/27/2025     6283
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/27/2025     6284
H   Record vote   RV#3789   05/27/2025     6284
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/27/2025     6285
H   Rules suspended      05/28/2025     6454
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/28/2025     6454
H   Read 3rd time      05/28/2025     6455
H   Passed      05/28/2025     6455
H   Record vote   RV#3893   05/28/2025     6455
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2025     6455
S   House passage as amended reported      05/28/2025     3112
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/29/2025     3299
S   Read      05/29/2025     3300
S   Senate refuses to concur      05/29/2025     3300
S   Senate requests conference committee      05/29/2025     3300
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/29/2025     3300
H   Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/29/2025     7131
H   Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/29/2025     7131
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/29/2025     7131
H   House grants request for conference committee      05/31/2025     7369
H   House appoints conferees      05/31/2025     7369
S   House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/31/2025     3680
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/31/2025     3680
S   Conference committee report filed      05/31/2025     3788
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/31/2025   06:01 PM 
S   Rules suspended      05/31/2025     3706
S   Record vote      05/31/2025     3706
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/31/2025     3706
S   Record vote      05/31/2025    
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/31/2025     7413
H   House adopts conference committee report      06/01/2025     7525
H   Record vote   RV#4154   06/01/2025     7525
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      06/01/2025     7526
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/2025     3822
S   Reported enrolled      06/01/2025     3828
S   Signed in the Senate      06/02/2025     3860
H   Signed in the House      06/02/2025     7607
E   Sent to the Governor      06/03/2025     3861
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     3862
E   Effective on 9/1/25      06/20/2025