Bill Commons

TX SB 19

died on adjournment

Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.

Texas · 892 · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 19 pass?

No. TX SB 19 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 (2025-08-28): Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

What is TX SB 19 about?

TX SB 19 is a bill in the 892 titled “Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 19?

Bettencourt is the primary sponsor of TX SB 19, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-08-26
Latest action
2025-08-28 — Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-28

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  2. 2025-08-28

    Considered in formal meeting

  3. 2025-08-28

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-08-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-08-27

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  6. 2025-08-26

    Reported engrossed

  7. 2025-08-26

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  9. 2025-08-26

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-08-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  12. 2025-08-26

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  14. 2025-08-26

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  16. 2025-08-26

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  17. 2025-08-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-08-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-08-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-08-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-08-26

    Point of order overruled

  22. 2025-08-26

    Point of order

  23. 2025-08-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  24. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  25. 2025-08-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  26. 2025-08-26

    Ordered not printed

  27. 2025-08-26

    Printing rule suspended

  28. 2025-08-26

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-08-26

    Vote taken in committee

  30. 2025-08-26

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-08-26

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-08-26

    Posting rule suspended

  33. 2025-08-26

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-08-26

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  35. 2025-08-26

    Co-author authorized

  36. 2025-08-26

    Filed

    filing

  37. 2025-08-26

    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 19 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-08-26 · pass · 22-5

    Member-level votes (30)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Nichols: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • Eckhardt: absent
    • Miles: absent
    • West: absent

  • passage

    2025-08-26 · pass · 21-6

    Member-level votes (30)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Nichols: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • Eckhardt: absent
    • Miles: absent
    • West: absent

  • other

    2025-08-26 · fail · 7-20

    Member-level votes (30)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Birdwell: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Cook: no
    • Creighton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • A. Hinojosa: no
    • Huffman: no
    • Hughes: no
    • King: no
    • Kolkhorst: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Nichols: no
    • Parker: no
    • Paxton: no
    • Perry: no
    • Schwertner: no
    • Sparks: no
    • Eckhardt: absent
    • Miles: absent
    • West: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB19

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