Bill Commons

TX SB 523

enacted

Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.

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

Introduced
2024-12-03
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Hefnerprimary
  • Westcosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-03

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-12-03

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-02-24

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-02-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-02-24

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-03

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-03-03

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-03-05

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-05

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-03-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-03-12

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-03-13

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-03-13

    Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  17. 2025-03-13

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-03-13

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-03-13

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-03-13

    Three day rule suspended

  21. 2025-03-13

    Record vote

  22. 2025-03-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-03-13

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-03-13

    Record vote

  25. 2025-03-13

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-03-18

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  31. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-05-09

    Considered in formal meeting

  33. 2025-05-09

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-12

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  35. 2025-05-12

    Committee report distributed

  36. 2025-05-12

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  37. 2025-05-16

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-05-20

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-20

    Rules suspended

  40. 2025-05-20

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  41. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  42. 2025-05-20

    Passed to 3rd reading

  43. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-20

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  46. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  47. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  48. 2025-05-21

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  49. 2025-05-21

    House passage reported

    passage

  50. 2025-05-22

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  51. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  52. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the House

    passage

  53. 2025-05-22

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  54. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  55. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 523 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-13 · pass · 30-0

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

    2025-05-20 · pass · 132-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: 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, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: 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
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Dutton: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Darby: absent
    • Dyson: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Gates: absent
    • Gerdes: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Morales, E.: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Rosenthal: absent
    • Smithee: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-21 · pass · 142-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: 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
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: 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
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: 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
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: 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
    • Virdell: 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
    • Absent: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Leo Wilso: absent

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