Bill:  SB 19 
Legislative Session: 89(2) Council Document: 89S2 875 MZM-D
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Last Action:08/28/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.
Author:Bettencourt
Coauthor:Alvarado | Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst
Subjects:Elections--General (I0310)
Ethics (I0345)
Legislature (I0520)
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS (S0114)
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Elections
Status:In committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=4
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      08/28/2025    
 Considered in formal meeting      08/28/2025    
 Referred to Elections      08/28/2025   09:39 AM  258
 Read first time      08/28/2025     258
 Received from the Senate      08/27/2025     246
 Reported engrossed      08/26/2025     94
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      08/26/2025     92
 Record vote      08/26/2025     92
 Passed      08/26/2025     92
 Read 3rd time      08/26/2025     92
 Record vote      08/26/2025     91
 Three day rule suspended      08/26/2025     91
 Record vote      08/26/2025     91
 Passed to engrossment as amended      08/26/2025     91
 Record vote      08/26/2025     91
 Amendment fails of adoption      08/26/2025     91
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Zaffirini   08/26/2025     90
 Vote recorded in Journal      08/26/2025     81
 Amended      08/26/2025     90
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Bettencourt   08/26/2025     90
 Point of order overruled      08/26/2025     90
 Point of order      08/26/2025     90
 Read 2nd time      08/26/2025     90
 Record vote      08/26/2025     90
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      08/26/2025     90
 Ordered not printed      08/26/2025     83
 Printing rule suspended      08/26/2025     83
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      08/26/2025     94
 Vote taken in committee      08/26/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      08/26/2025    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/26/2025    
 Posting rule suspended      08/26/2025     81
 Referred to State Affairs      08/26/2025     76
 Read first time      08/26/2025     76
 Co-author authorized      08/26/2025     93
 Filed      08/26/2025    
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      08/26/2025