Bill Commons

TX SB 511

died on adjournment

Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms and to the notice of availability of such forms; creating criminal offenses.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 511 pass?

No. TX SB 511 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): Referred to Elections

What is TX SB 511 about?

TX SB 511 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms and to the notice of availability of such forms; creating criminal offenses.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 511?

Bettencourt, Middleton, Parker and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 511, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-25
Latest action
2025-05-23 — Referred to Elections
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-23

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-23

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-05-21

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  4. 2025-05-20

    Reported engrossed

  5. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  6. 2025-05-20

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  7. 2025-05-20

    Vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-05-20

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  9. 2025-05-20

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  10. 2025-05-20

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-20

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  13. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-19

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-05-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-05-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  24. 2025-05-19

    Placed on intent calendar

  25. 2025-05-15

    Co-author authorized

  26. 2025-05-05

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  27. 2025-04-30

    Placed on intent calendar

  28. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-03-13

    Left pending in committee

  33. 2025-03-13

    Testimony taken in committee

  34. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-03-13

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  36. 2025-02-05

    Co-author authorized

  37. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  38. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  39. 2024-11-25

    Filed

    filing

  40. 2024-11-25

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-19 · pass · 20-11

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

  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: 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/SB00500_SB00599/SB 511.xml

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