TX SB 1717
died on adjournmentRelating to the terminology used in statute, resolutions, rules, and other state publications to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper
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Quick answers
Did TX SB 1717 pass?
No. TX SB 1717 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 (2025-04-28): Referred to State Affairs
What is TX SB 1717 about?
TX SB 1717 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the terminology used in statute, resolutions, rules, and other state publications to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.”.
Who sponsors TX SB 1717?
Middleton is the primary sponsor of TX SB 1717, joined by 4 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-27
- Latest action
- 2025-04-28 — Referred to State Affairs
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Middletonprimary
- Creightoncosponsor
- Hallcosponsor
- Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
- Schwertnercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-04-28
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-04-28
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-25
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-04-24
Reported engrossed
2025-04-24
Record vote
2025-04-24
Passed
passage
2025-04-24
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-04-24
Record vote
2025-04-24
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-24
Record vote
2025-04-24
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
reading-2
2025-04-24
Record vote
2025-04-24
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-24
Co-author authorized
2025-04-22
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-22
Co-author authorized
2025-04-15
Co-author authorized
2025-04-14
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-14
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-14
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-10
Vote taken in committee
2025-04-10
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-07
Left pending in committee
2025-04-07
Testimony taken in committee
2025-04-07
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-07
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-13
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-13
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-27
Filed
filing
2025-02-27
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
passage
2025-04-24 · pass · 20-11
Member-level votes (31)
- Bettencourt: yes
- Birdwell: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Flores: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. 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
- J. Hinojosa: no
- Johnson: no
- Menéndez: no
- Miles: no
- West: no
- Zaffirini: no
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 2246
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