Bill:  SB 28 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 4161 BEE-D
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Last Action:05/06/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.
Author:Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Cook | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hancock | Hinojosa, Adam | Huffman | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Paxton | Perry | Sparks | West
Coauthor:Blanco | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hughes | Johnson | Menéndez | Miles | Nichols | Parker | Schwertner | Zaffirini
Subjects:Amusements, Games, Sports (I0034)
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)
INTERNET (S0130)
LOTTERIES (S0994)
TELEPHONES & TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES (S5657)
LOTTERY COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0454)
Companion:HB 389 by Shaheen, Identical
SB 79 by Hall, Duplicate
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Committee:Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Status:In committee
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Left pending in committee      05/06/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/06/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/06/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/06/2025    
H   Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures      03/26/2025   11:31 AM  789
H   Read first time      03/26/2025     789
H   Received from the Senate      03/04/2025     390
S   Reported engrossed      02/27/2025     366
S   Record vote      02/27/2025     364
S   Passed      02/27/2025     364
S   Read 3rd time      02/27/2025     364
S   Record vote      02/27/2025     364
S   Three day rule suspended      02/27/2025     364
S   Vote recorded in Journal      02/27/2025     364
S   Passed to engrossment      02/27/2025     364
S   Record vote      02/27/2025     364
S   Amendment fails of adoption      02/27/2025     364
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Gutierrez   02/27/2025     364
S   Read 2nd time      02/27/2025     364
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      02/27/2025     364
S   Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day      02/27/2025     364
S   Co-author authorized      02/27/2025     365
S   Placed on intent calendar      02/26/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      02/26/2025     356
S   Committee report printed and distributed      02/25/2025   11:11 AM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      02/25/2025     329
S   Vote taken in committee      02/24/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      02/24/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      02/24/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/24/2025    
S   Referred to State Affairs      02/20/2025     294
S   Read first time      02/20/2025     294
S   Filed      02/20/2025    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/20/2025