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TX SB 12

died on adjournment

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

Texas · 891 · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 12 pass?

No. TX SB 12 died when the 891 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-08-04): Received from the Senate

What is TX SB 12 about?

TX SB 12 is a bill in the 891 titled “Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 12?

Middleton, Hinojosa, Adam, Hall and 5 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 12, joined by 4 cosponsors.

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

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=SB12

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:15.236426Z

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