TX SB 1626
died on adjournmentRelating 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
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
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Hughesprimary
- Hayesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-25
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
2025-02-25
Filed
filing
2025-03-11
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-11
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-24
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-24
Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-24
Left pending in committee
2025-04-10
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-10
Vote taken in committee
2025-04-14
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-14
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-24
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-28
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-28
Record vote
2025-04-28
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
reading-2
2025-04-28
Record vote
2025-04-28
Three day rule suspended
2025-04-28
Record vote
2025-04-28
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-04-28
Passed
passage
2025-04-28
Record vote
2025-04-28
Reported engrossed
2025-04-29
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-04-30
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-30
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-05-15
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-15
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-19
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-19
Committee report distributed
2025-05-19
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-25
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-27
Placed on General State Calendar
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
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 4087
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