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Bill:  SB 8 
Legislative Session: 89(2) Council Document: 89S2 1 MPF-D
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Last Action:09/22/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
Author:Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Huffman | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst | Paxton | Sparks
Coauthor:Parker
Sponsor:Orr | Metcalf | Bonnen | Leach | Harris
Cosponsor:Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Bumgarner | Button | Cain | Capriglione | Cook | Craddick | Cunningham | Curry | DeAyala | Dorazio | Dyson | Gerdes | Guillen | Harless | Harris Davila | Hayes | Hefner | Hickland | Holt | Hopper | Hull | Hunter | Isaac | Kerwin | Kitzman | LaHood | Landgraf | Leo Wilson | Little | Lopez, Janie | Lowe | Luther | McLaughlin | McQueeney | Meyer | Morgan | Patterson | Paul | Phelan | Pierson | Richardson | Schoolcraft | Shaheen | Shofner | Slawson | Spiller | Tepper | Tinderholt | Troxclair | Villalobos | Virdell | Wharton | Wilson
Subjects:Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Corrections--Jails & Prisons (I0092)
Courts--General (I0160)
Education--Higher--General (I0231)
Family--Family Violence (I0353)
Political Subdivisions (I0588)
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749)
Women (I0925)
TEXAS WOMEN'S PRIVACY ACT (PH8L1)
ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)
BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES (S6418)
GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION (S0767)
WOMEN'S SHELTERS (S0049)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS BOARD OF (V0740)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8788)
Companion:HB 52 by Swanson, Identical
HB 214 by Orr, Similar
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   December 4, 2025   09/22/2025    
E   Signed by the Governor      09/22/2025     175
E   Sent to the Governor      09/04/2025     175
H   Signed in the House      09/03/2025     458
S   Signed in the Senate      09/03/2025     134
S   Reported enrolled      09/03/2025     166
H   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      09/03/2025     458
S   Record vote      09/03/2025     132
S   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      09/03/2025     132
S   Read      09/03/2025     132
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      09/03/2025     132
S   House passage as amended reported      09/02/2025     116
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      08/28/2025     333
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/28/2025     333
H   Record vote   RV#134   08/28/2025     332
H   Passed      08/28/2025     332
H   Read 3rd time      08/28/2025     328
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/28/2025     305
H   Record vote   RV#124   08/28/2025     304
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      08/28/2025     304
H   Record vote   RV#123   08/28/2025     303
H   Amended   14-Toth, Cain, Harrison, Tinderholt, and Olcott   08/28/2025     303
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)   08/28/2025     303
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 8, Section 3; Article III, Section 35(a)   08/28/2025     303
H   Record vote   RV#122   08/28/2025     302
H   Amendment tabled   13-J. González   08/28/2025     302
H   Record vote   RV#121   08/28/2025     301
H   Amendment tabled   12-Rose   08/28/2025     301
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   08/28/2025     301
H   Amendment(s) offered   12-Rose   08/28/2025     301
H   Record vote   RV#120   08/28/2025     300
H   Amendment tabled   11-Garcia Hernandez   08/28/2025     300
H   Record vote   RV#119   08/28/2025     300
H   Amendment tabled   10-Collier   08/28/2025     299
H   Amendment withdrawn   9-Simmons   08/28/2025     298
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   08/28/2025     298
H   Amendment(s) offered   9-Simmons   08/28/2025     298
H   Record vote   RV#117   08/28/2025     297
H   Amendment tabled   8-Simmons   08/28/2025     297
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/28/2025     297
H   Record vote   RV#116   08/28/2025     296
H   Amendment tabled   7-Simmons   08/28/2025     295
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/28/2025     295
H   Record vote   RV#115   08/28/2025     295
H   Amendment tabled   6-Zwiener   08/28/2025     295
H   Record vote   RV#114   08/28/2025     294
H   Amendment tabled   5-V. Jones   08/28/2025     293
H   Record vote   RV#113   08/28/2025     293
H   Amendment tabled   4-Rosenthal   08/28/2025     292
H   Amendment withdrawn   3-J. González   08/28/2025     292
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   08/28/2025     292
H   Amendment(s) offered   3-J. González   08/28/2025     292
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/28/2025     292
H   Record vote   RV#112   08/28/2025     291
H   Amendment tabled   2-Goodwin   08/28/2025     291
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/28/2025     291
H   Record vote   RV#111   08/28/2025     290
H   Amendment tabled   1-Anchía   08/28/2025     289
H   Read 2nd time      08/28/2025     287
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      08/28/2025     287
H   Rules suspended      08/28/2025     287
H   Placed on General State Calendar      08/28/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      08/27/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      08/27/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      08/26/2025   06:47 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      08/26/2025     284
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      08/25/2025    
H   Amendment(s) considered in committee      08/25/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      08/25/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      08/22/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      08/22/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      08/22/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/22/2025    
H   Referred to State Affairs      08/20/2025   10:14 AM  68
H   Read first time      08/20/2025     68
H   Received from the Senate      08/20/2025     69
S   Reported engrossed      08/19/2025     42
S   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      08/19/2025     33
S   Record vote      08/19/2025     33
S   Passed      08/19/2025     33
S   Read 3rd time      08/19/2025     33
S   Laid before the Senate      08/19/2025     33
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     15
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      08/18/2025     15
S   Record vote      08/18/2025     15
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      08/18/2025     15
S   Co-author authorized      08/18/2025     26
S   Committee report printed and distributed      08/15/2025   08:24 PM  8
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      08/15/2025     8
S   Vote taken in committee      08/15/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      08/15/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      08/15/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/15/2025    
S   Record vote      08/15/2025     7
S   Posting rule suspended      08/15/2025     6
S   Referred to State Affairs      08/15/2025     5
S   Read first time      08/15/2025     5
S   Filed      08/15/2025    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      08/15/2025