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History for 89(R) SB 509 by Bettencourt

Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Council Document:
89R 2060 MLH-D
Caption Version:
Enrolled
Caption Text:
Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.
Author:
Bettencourt | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | Perry
Coauthor:
Hall
Sponsor:
Schofield
Subjects:
Courts--General (I0160)
Elections--General (I0310)
EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)
TELECONFERENCING (S0039)
VIDEOCONFERENCING (S0216)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
Companion:
HB 1475 by Schofield, Identical
Senate Committee:
State Affairs
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:
Elections
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=6   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Conferees:
Appointed (05/14/2025) Bettencourt (Chair) | Birdwell | Hughes | Paxton | Zaffirini
House Conferees:
Appointed (05/19/2025) Schofield (Chair) | Bucy | Isaac | Shaheen | Swanson
Actions are in ascending date order.
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment DateSort ascending       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      11/25/2024    
S   Filed      11/25/2024    
S   Read first time      02/03/2025     120
S   Referred to State Affairs      02/03/2025     120
S   Co-author authorized      02/05/2025     200
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/06/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/06/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/06/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      03/06/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/13/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      03/13/2025    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      03/17/2025     567
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      03/17/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/17/2025   03:17 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/19/2025    
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/24/2025     672
S   Record vote      03/24/2025     672
S   Read 2nd time      03/24/2025     672
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Birdwell   03/24/2025     672
S   Amended      03/24/2025     673
S   Record vote      03/24/2025     673
S   Passed to engrossment as amended      03/24/2025     673
S   Record vote      03/24/2025     673
S   Three day rule suspended      03/24/2025     673
S   Record vote      03/24/2025     673
S   Read 3rd time      03/24/2025     673
S   Passed      03/24/2025     673
S   Record vote      03/24/2025     673
S   Reported engrossed      03/24/2025     692
H   Received from the Senate      03/25/2025     767
H   Read first time      04/09/2025     1088
H   Referred to Elections      04/09/2025   11:27 AM  1088
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/28/2025    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/28/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/30/2025     2851
H   Committee report distributed      04/30/2025   06:27 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/01/2025    
H   Laid out in lieu of companion   HB 1475   05/06/2025     3224
H   Read 2nd time      05/06/2025     3224
H   Amended   1-Bucy and Schofield   05/06/2025     3224
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/06/2025     3224
H   Record vote   RV#1524   05/06/2025     3224
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/06/2025     3225
H   Read 3rd time      05/07/2025     3317
H   Passed      05/07/2025     3317
H   Record vote   RV#1578   05/07/2025     3317
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/07/2025     3318
S   House passage as amended reported      05/07/2025     1828
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/14/2025     2120
S   Read      05/14/2025     2120
S   Senate refuses to concur      05/14/2025     2120
S   Senate requests conference committee      05/14/2025     2120
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/14/2025     2120
H   Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/14/2025     4738
H   Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/14/2025     4738
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/14/2025     4738
H   House grants request for conference committee      05/19/2025     5287
H   House appoints conferees      05/19/2025     5287
S   House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/20/2025     2255
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/20/2025     2255
S   Conference committee report filed      05/26/2025     2662
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/29/2025   02:57 PM 
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/30/2025     7578
H   Record vote   RV#4092   05/30/2025     7578
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/30/2025     7579
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/30/2025     3334
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/30/2025     3352
S   Record vote      05/30/2025     3352
S   Reported enrolled      05/30/2025     3670
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/31/2025     7720
S   Signed in the Senate      05/31/2025     3707
H   Signed in the House      06/01/2025     7915
E   Sent to the Governor      06/01/2025     3828
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     3862
E   Effective on 9/1/25      06/20/2025