Bill Commons

TX SB 12

introduced

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

Texas · 891 · upper

Introduced
2025-07-21
Status date
Latest action
2025-08-04 — Received from the Senate
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Middletonprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Hallprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Parkercosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-21

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-07-21

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-07-21

    Co-author authorized

  4. 2025-07-21

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-07-21

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-07-21

    Posting rule suspended

  7. 2025-07-21

    Record vote

  8. 2025-07-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. 2025-07-22

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-07-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  11. 2025-07-22

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-07-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-07-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-07-30

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-07-30

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-07-30

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-07-30

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-07-30

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  19. 2025-07-30

    Record vote

  20. 2025-07-30

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-07-30

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  22. 2025-07-30

    Record vote

  23. 2025-07-30

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2025-07-30

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  25. 2025-07-30

    Record vote

  26. 2025-07-30

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-07-30

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  28. 2025-07-30

    Record vote

  29. 2025-07-30

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  30. 2025-07-30

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  31. 2025-07-30

    Record vote

  32. 2025-07-30

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  33. 2025-07-30

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  34. 2025-07-30

    Record vote

  35. 2025-07-30

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-07-30

    Record vote

  37. 2025-08-01

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  38. 2025-08-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  39. 2025-08-01

    Passed

    passage

  40. 2025-08-01

    Record vote

  41. 2025-08-01

    Reported engrossed

  42. 2025-08-04

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

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Votes

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