Bill Commons

TX SB 710

enacted

Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 710 pass?

Yes. TX SB 710 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 710 about?

TX SB 710 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 710?

Eckhardt, Bucy are the primary sponsors of TX SB 710.

Introduced
2025-01-06
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Eckhardtprimary
  • Bucyprimary

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. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-31

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-30

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-30

    Read

  11. 2025-05-30

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-29

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  17. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-28

    Passed to 3rd reading

  20. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-05-28

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  22. 2025-05-27

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  23. 2025-05-25

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  24. 2025-05-24

    Committee report distributed

  25. 2025-05-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  26. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2025-05-21

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-21

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  29. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  30. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-03-31

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  33. 2025-03-27

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-03-27

    Record vote

  35. 2025-03-27

    Passed

    passage

  36. 2025-03-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  37. 2025-03-27

    Record vote

  38. 2025-03-27

    Three day rule suspended

  39. 2025-03-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-03-27

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  41. 2025-03-27

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  42. 2025-03-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  43. 2025-03-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

  44. 2025-03-24

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  45. 2025-03-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-03-20

    Vote taken in committee

  47. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-03-17

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-17

    Testimony taken in committee

  50. 2025-03-17

    Considered in public hearing

  51. 2025-03-17

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  52. 2025-02-12

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  53. 2025-02-12

    Rereferred to committee

  54. 2025-02-07

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  55. 2025-02-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  56. 2025-01-06

    Filed

    filing

  57. 2025-01-06

    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 710 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-27 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • King: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 117-24

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Ashby: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Geren: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • King: no
    • Lambert: no
    • Landgraf: no
    • Leach: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Wharton: no
  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 31-0

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