Bill Commons

TX SB 781

withdrawn

Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 781 pass?

No. TX SB 781 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Postponed

What is TX SB 781 about?

TX SB 781 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 781?

King, Hefner are the primary sponsors of TX SB 781, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Postponed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kingprimary
  • Hefnerprimary
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  2. 2025-05-27

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  3. 2025-05-27

    Laid out as postponed business

  4. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  5. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  6. 2025-05-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  7. 2025-05-23

    Considered in Calendars

  8. 2025-05-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  9. 2025-05-21

    Committee report distributed

  10. 2025-05-21

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  13. 2025-05-21

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-05-21

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  15. 2025-05-20

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  16. 2025-05-19

    Reported engrossed

  17. 2025-05-19

    Remarks ordered printed

  18. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-19

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-05-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-19

    Three day rule suspended

  23. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-19

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-05-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  27. 2025-05-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  28. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  30. 2025-05-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  31. 2025-05-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  32. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  34. 2025-05-16

    Placed on intent calendar

  35. 2025-05-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  36. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-05-14

    Vote taken in committee

  38. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  39. 2025-03-25

    Left pending in committee

  40. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken in committee

  41. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-03-25

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  43. 2025-03-06

    Co-author authorized

  44. 2025-02-07

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  45. 2025-02-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  46. 2025-01-14

    Filed

    filing

  47. 2025-01-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-19 · pass · 25-6

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 781.xml

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