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TX SB 618

died on adjournment

Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 618 pass?

No. TX SB 618 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 (2025-05-28): Returned to committee

What is TX SB 618 about?

TX SB 618 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 618?

Leach, Sparks are the primary sponsors of TX SB 618, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-12-13
Latest action
2025-05-28 — Returned to committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Leachprimary
  • Sparksprimary
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Currycosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Moneycosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • Virdellcosponsor
  • Creightoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-12-13

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-04

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-03-12

    Co-author authorized

  7. 2025-03-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  10. 2025-03-24

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-03-27

    Vote taken in committee

  13. 2025-04-01

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-01

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  15. 2025-04-01

    Committee report printed and distributed

  16. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  17. 2025-04-10

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-04-23

    Co-author authorized

  19. 2025-04-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  20. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-04-23

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2025-04-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-04-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-04-23

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  26. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  27. 2025-04-24

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  28. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  29. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  30. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  31. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  32. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-04-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  34. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  35. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-05-20

    Considered in formal meeting

  37. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  39. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  40. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-05-26

    Placed on General State Calendar

  43. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  44. 2025-05-28

    Point of order sustained

  45. 2025-05-28

    Returned to committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-23 · pass · 21-10

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: 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
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1

    2025-04-23 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-04-24 · pass · 21-10

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: 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
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: 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/SB00600_SB00699/SB 618.xml

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