Bill:  SB 16 
Legislative Session: 89(R)
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Last Action:05/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption Version:House Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.
Author:Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hancock | Hinojosa, Adam | Huffman | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Nichols | Parker | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Sparks
Sponsor:Isaac
Cosponsor:Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Cunningham | Darby | Dean | DeAyala | Dorazio | Frank | Gates | Gerdes | Guillen | Harris | Hayes | Hefner | Hunter | Kerwin | LaHood | Landgraf | Leo Wilson | Little | Lopez, Janie | Louderback | Lujan | Luther | McLaughlin | Metcalf | Meyer | Money | Oliverson | Orr | Patterson | Paul | Pierson | Shofner | Slawson | Smithee | Spiller | Swanson | Tepper | Tinderholt | Toth | VanDeaver | Vasut | Villalobos | Virdell | Wharton | Wilson
Subjects:Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
Elections--Administration (I0277)
Elections--Election Officers (I0305)
Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265)
BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES (S6418)
IDENTIFICATION CARDS (S0074)
PASSPORTS (S0246)
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
Companion:HB 5337 by Isaac, Identical
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=1   Absent=1
House Committee:Elections
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=4
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/11/2025    
 Filed      03/11/2025    
 Read first time      03/12/2025     486
 Referred to State Affairs      03/12/2025     486
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/20/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      03/20/2025    
 Testimony taken in committee      03/20/2025    
 Left pending in committee      03/20/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      03/24/2025    
 Vote taken in committee      03/24/2025    
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/26/2025     763
 Committee report printed and distributed      03/26/2025   11:16 AM 
 Placed on intent calendar      03/31/2025    
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/01/2025     828
 Record vote      04/01/2025     828
 Read 2nd time      04/01/2025     828
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Hughes   04/01/2025     828
 Amended      04/01/2025     828
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2025     828
 Passed to engrossment as amended      04/01/2025     828
 Record vote      04/01/2025     828
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/01/2025     842
 Record vote      04/01/2025     842
 Read 3rd time      04/01/2025     842
 Passed      04/01/2025     842
 Record vote      04/01/2025     842
 Reported engrossed      04/01/2025     848
 Received from the Senate      04/02/2025     910
 Read first time      04/22/2025     1743
 Referred to Elections      04/22/2025   03:20 PM  1743
 Considered in formal meeting      04/28/2025    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      04/28/2025    
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/28/2025    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/08/2025     3771
 Committee report distributed      05/08/2025   09:09 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/09/2025    
 Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator      05/10/2025     4135
 Corrected comm. report distributed      05/12/2025   08:00 AM 
 Corrected committee report sent to Calendars      05/12/2025    
 Recommitted to committee      05/25/2025   12:25 AM  5820
 Considered in formal meeting      05/25/2025    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      05/25/2025    
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/25/2025    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/25/2025     6106
 Committee report distributed      05/25/2025   05:41 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/25/2025