Bill:  SB 2217 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 14798 MPF-F
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to certain election practices and procedures.
Author:Hughes
Coauthor:Hall
Sponsor:Shaheen
Subjects:Elections--Administration (I0277)
Elections--Election Officers (I0305)
Elections--General (I0310)
Elections--Voting Systems (I0270)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
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:Elections
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/29/2025) Hughes (Chair) | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Hall | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
House Conferees:Appointed (05/30/2025) Shaheen (Chair) | Barry | Curry | Davis, Aicha | Raymond
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      03/11/2025    
S   Filed      03/11/2025    
S   Read first time      03/25/2025     702
S   Referred to State Affairs      03/25/2025     702
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/10/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/10/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      04/10/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      04/10/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      04/14/2025     1261
S   Considered in public hearing      04/16/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      04/16/2025    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      04/22/2025     1406
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      04/22/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/22/2025   01:17 PM 
S   Placed on local & uncontested calendar      05/01/2025    
S   Laid before the Senate      05/01/2025     1703
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      05/01/2025     1703
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/01/2025     1703
S   Three day rule suspended      05/01/2025     1703
S   Record vote      05/01/2025     1703
S   Read 3rd time      05/01/2025     1703
S   Passed      05/01/2025     1703
S   Record vote      05/01/2025     1703
S   Reported engrossed      05/01/2025     1709
H   Received from the Senate      05/01/2025     2830
H   Read first time      05/02/2025     2954
H   Referred to Elections      05/02/2025   02:03 PM  2954
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/15/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/15/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/15/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      05/15/2025    
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      05/20/2025     5335
H   Committee report distributed      05/20/2025   01:43 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/21/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/23/2025    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/25/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      05/27/2025     6289
H   Amended   1-Shaheen   05/27/2025     6289
H   Amendment(s) offered   2-Patterson   05/27/2025     6290
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/27/2025     6290
H   Amendment withdrawn   2-Patterson   05/27/2025     6290
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/27/2025     6290
H   Record vote   RV#3793   05/27/2025     6290
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/27/2025     6291
H   Read 3rd time      05/28/2025     6458
H   Amended   1-Shaheen   05/28/2025     6458
H   Record vote   RV#3896   05/28/2025     6459
H   Passed as amended      05/28/2025     6459
H   Record vote   RV#3897   05/28/2025     6459
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2025     6460
S   House passage as amended reported      05/28/2025     3113
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/29/2025     3210
S   Read      05/29/2025     3211
S   Senate refuses to concur      05/29/2025     3211
S   Senate requests conference committee      05/29/2025     3211
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/29/2025     3211
H   Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/29/2025     7129
H   Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/29/2025     7129
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/29/2025     7129
H   House grants request for conference committee      05/30/2025     7139
H   House appoints conferees      05/30/2025     7139
S   House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/30/2025     3331
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/30/2025     3331
S   Conference committee report filed      05/31/2025     3760
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/31/2025   03:41 PM 
H   House adopts conference committee report      06/01/2025     7486
H   Record vote   RV#4146   06/01/2025     7486
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      06/01/2025     7486
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      06/01/2025     3820
S   Record vote      06/01/2025     3820
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/2025     7577
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