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TX SB 19

withdrawn

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 19 pass?

No. TX SB 19 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-03-25): Referred to State Affairs

What is TX SB 19 about?

TX SB 19 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 19?

Middleton, Bettencourt, Campbell and 9 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 19, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2025-03-25 — Referred to State Affairs
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Middletonprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Hallprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Huffmancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-03-25

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-20

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  4. 2025-03-19

    Reported engrossed

  5. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  6. 2025-03-19

    Passed

    passage

  7. 2025-03-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  8. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  9. 2025-03-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  11. 2025-03-19

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  12. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  13. 2025-03-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  14. 2025-03-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  15. 2025-03-19

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  16. 2025-03-19

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  17. 2025-03-19

    Point of order

  18. 2025-03-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  19. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  20. 2025-03-19

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  21. 2025-03-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2025-03-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-03-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-03-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  26. 2025-03-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  27. 2025-03-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  28. 2025-03-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  29. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  30. 2025-03-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  31. 2025-03-19

    Placed on intent calendar

  32. 2025-03-18

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  33. 2025-03-12

    Co-author authorized

  34. 2025-03-06

    Placed on intent calendar

  35. 2025-03-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  36. 2025-03-05

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-03-03

    Vote taken in committee

  38. 2025-03-03

    Considered in public hearing

  39. 2025-02-27

    Left pending in committee

  40. 2025-02-27

    Testimony taken in committee

  41. 2025-02-27

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-02-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  43. 2025-02-20

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  44. 2025-02-20

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  45. 2025-02-20

    Filed

    filing

  46. 2025-02-20

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-03-19 · pass · 15-13

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

  • other

    2025-03-19 · fail · 11-20

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

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 19.xml

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