TX HB 12
died on adjournmentRelating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
Texas · 892 · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 12 pass?
No. TX HB 12 died when the 892 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-08-26): Laid on the table subject to call
What is TX HB 12 about?
TX HB 12 is a bill in the 892 titled “Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 12?
Shaheen is the primary sponsor of TX HB 12, joined by 20 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-08-18
- Latest action
- 2025-08-26 — Laid on the table subject to call
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Shaheenprimary
- Whartoncosponsor
- Villaloboscosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Slawsoncosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Olcottcosponsor
- Metcalfcosponsor
- Luthercosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- Wilsoncosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- Hoppercosponsor
- Hefnercosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Guillencosponsor
- Caincosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
- Ashbycosponsor
- Leo Wilsoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-08-15
Filed
filing
2025-08-18
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-08-18
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-08-21
Considered in formal meeting
2025-08-21
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-23
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-08-24
Committee report distributed
2025-08-24
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-08-25
Considered in Calendars
2025-08-26
Placed on Major State Calendar
2025-08-26
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-08-26
Postponed
2025-08-26
Companion considered in lieu of
2025-08-26
Laid on the table subject to call
deferral
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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