Bill Commons

TX SB 1559

enacted

Relating to conflicts between a protective order and certain other orders and to the transfer of a protective order.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1559 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1559 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1559 about?

TX SB 1559 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to conflicts between a protective order and certain other orders and to the transfer of a protective order.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1559?

Zaffirini, Thompson are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1559.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Thompsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-23

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-22

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-22

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-22

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-22

    Read

  11. 2025-05-22

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-19

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-16

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-16

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-16

    Passed

    passage

  16. 2025-05-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-05-15

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-15

    Passed to 3rd reading

  20. 2025-05-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-05-15

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  22. 2025-05-15

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  23. 2025-05-14

    Committee report distributed

  24. 2025-05-14

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  25. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-05-14

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  27. 2025-05-14

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  28. 2025-05-14

    Considered in formal meeting

  29. 2025-05-13

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-05-13

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  31. 2025-05-13

    Considered in formal meeting

  32. 2025-05-13

    Recalled from subcommittee

  33. 2025-05-12

    Subcommittee meeting cancelled

  34. 2025-05-12

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  35. 2025-04-17

    Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  37. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  38. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  40. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  41. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  42. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  43. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  44. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  46. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  47. 2025-04-09

    Placed on intent calendar

  48. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  49. 2025-04-07

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  50. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  51. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  52. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  53. 2025-03-19

    Left pending in committee

  54. 2025-03-19

    Testimony taken in committee

  55. 2025-03-19

    Considered in public hearing

  56. 2025-03-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  57. 2025-03-06

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  58. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  59. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    filing

  60. 2025-02-21

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1559 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-10 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • King: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-15 · pass · 131-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Ros: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • DeAyala: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Schofiel: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Cook: absent
    • Jones, J.: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Metcalf: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Virdell: absent
    • Money: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-16 · pass · 118-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Landgraf: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Plesa: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Virdell: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Isaac: absent
    • Wilso: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Lowe: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Martinez: absent
    • Money: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Perez, M.: absent
    • Ward Johnson: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-22 · pass · 31-0

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