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TX SB 505

withdrawn

Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 505 pass?

No. TX SB 505 was withdrawn on 2025-05-27 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Postponed

What is TX SB 505 about?

TX SB 505 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 505?

Swanson, Creighton, Huffman and 6 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 505, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-25
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Postponed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Swansonprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Sparkscosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-25

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-25

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-04

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-02-26

    Co-author authorized

  7. 2025-03-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  10. 2025-03-20

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-03-24

    Vote taken in committee

  13. 2025-03-26

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-26

    Committee report printed and distributed

  15. 2025-04-14

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-04-15

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-15

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  21. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-15

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  31. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-05-20

    Considered in formal meeting

  33. 2025-05-20

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  34. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-22

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  36. 2025-05-22

    Committee report distributed

  37. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  38. 2025-05-23

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-05-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  40. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  42. 2025-05-27

    Laid out as postponed business

  43. 2025-05-27

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  44. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-15 · 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

    2025-04-16 · 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

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 505.xml

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