Bill Commons

TX SB 1626

died on adjournment

Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1626 pass?

No. TX SB 1626 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 (2025-05-27): Placed on General State Calendar

What is TX SB 1626 about?

TX SB 1626 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1626?

Hughes, Hayes are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1626.

Introduced
2025-02-25
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Hayesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-25

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-19

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-19

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-19

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  6. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-30

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-04-30

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  10. 2025-04-29

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  11. 2025-04-28

    Reported engrossed

  12. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  13. 2025-04-28

    Passed

    passage

  14. 2025-04-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  15. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  16. 2025-04-28

    Three day rule suspended

  17. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-28

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  21. 2025-04-24

    Placed on intent calendar

  22. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  23. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-04-10

    Vote taken in committee

  25. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-03-24

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-03-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  28. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-03-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-03-11

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-03-11

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-02-25

    Filed

    filing

  33. 2025-02-25

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-28 · pass · 25-6

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

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