Bill Commons

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

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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

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-28

    Returned to committee

  2. 2025-05-28

    Point of order sustained

  3. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2025-05-26

    Placed on General State Calendar

  5. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  6. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  7. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  8. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  9. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-05-20

    Considered in formal meeting

  11. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2025-04-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  14. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  15. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  16. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  17. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-24

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  20. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-23

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-04-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-04-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-04-23

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-04-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  27. 2025-04-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  28. 2025-04-23

    Co-author authorized

  29. 2025-04-10

    Placed on intent calendar

  30. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  31. 2025-04-01

    Committee report printed and distributed

  32. 2025-04-01

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  33. 2025-04-01

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-03-27

    Vote taken in committee

  35. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  36. 2025-03-24

    Left pending in committee

  37. 2025-03-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  38. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  39. 2025-03-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  40. 2025-03-12

    Co-author authorized

  41. 2025-03-04

    Co-author authorized

  42. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  43. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  44. 2024-12-13

    Filed

    filing

  45. 2024-12-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

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

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 618.xml

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