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TX SB 2420

enacted

Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 2420 pass?

Yes. TX SB 2420 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Effective on 1/1/26

What is TX SB 2420 about?

TX SB 2420 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2420?

Paxton, Fairly, Patterson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2420, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Effective on 1/1/26
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Paxtonprimary
  • Fairlyprimary
  • Pattersonprimary
  • González, Maryprimary
  • Buttonprimary
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Effective on 1/1/26

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-27

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-15

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-14

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-14

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-14

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-14

    Read

  11. 2025-05-14

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-14

    Co-author authorized

  13. 2025-05-12

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  14. 2025-05-09

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-09

    Passed

    passage

  17. 2025-05-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-05-08

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-08

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-05-08

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-08

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  23. 2025-05-08

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  24. 2025-05-08

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  25. 2025-05-08

    Laid out as postponed business

  26. 2025-05-08

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  28. 2025-05-08

    Postponed

  29. 2025-05-08

    Laid out as postponed business

  30. 2025-05-08

    Postponed

  31. 2025-05-08

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  32. 2025-05-08

    Placed on General State Calendar

  33. 2025-05-06

    Considered in Calendars

  34. 2025-05-06

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  35. 2025-05-06

    Committee report distributed

  36. 2025-05-05

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  37. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-04-23

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  39. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

    referral-committee

  41. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  42. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  43. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  44. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  45. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  46. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  47. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  48. 2025-04-16

    Three day rule suspended

  49. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  50. 2025-04-16

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  51. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  52. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  53. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  54. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  55. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  56. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  57. 2025-04-16

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  58. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  59. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  60. 2025-04-10

    Placed on intent calendar

  61. 2025-04-09

    Co-author authorized

  62. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  63. 2025-04-07

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  64. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  65. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  66. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  67. 2025-03-31

    Left pending in committee

  68. 2025-03-31

    Testimony taken in committee

  69. 2025-03-31

    Considered in public hearing

  70. 2025-03-31

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  71. 2025-03-25

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  72. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  73. 2025-03-19

    Co-author authorized

  74. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  75. 2025-03-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage to engrossment

    2025-04-16 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-04-16 · pass · 0-0

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2420 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-16 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no

  • passage

    2025-05-08 · pass · 132-10

    Member-level votes (159)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bucy: no
    • Collier: no
    • Flores: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Longori: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Garcia Hernandez: absent
    • Slawso: absent
    • Longoria: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Morales: no
    • C: no
    • Talaric: no
    • Geren(C: not voting

  • passage

    2025-05-09 · pass · 120-9

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Bucy: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Romero: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Ros: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Davis, A.: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Garcia, L.: absent
    • González, J.: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Jones, J.: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Perez, V.: absent
    • Plesa: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no

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