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

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

  1. 2025-08-26

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-08-26

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-08-26

    Co-author authorized

  4. 2025-08-26

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-08-26

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-08-26

    Posting rule suspended

  7. 2025-08-26

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-08-26

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-08-26

    Vote taken in committee

  10. 2025-08-26

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-08-26

    Printing rule suspended

  12. 2025-08-26

    Ordered not printed

  13. 2025-08-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  15. 2025-08-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-08-26

    Point of order

  17. 2025-08-26

    Point of order overruled

  18. 2025-08-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  19. 2025-08-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-08-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-08-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2025-08-26

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  23. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  24. 2025-08-26

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  26. 2025-08-26

    Three day rule suspended

  27. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  28. 2025-08-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  29. 2025-08-26

    Passed

    passage

  30. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  31. 2025-08-26

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-08-26

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-08-27

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  34. 2025-08-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  35. 2025-08-28

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-08-28

    Considered in formal meeting

  37. 2025-08-28

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

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

Attribution

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