TX SB 2
withdrawnRelating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
Texas · 892 · upper
Quick answers
Did TX SB 2 pass?
No. TX SB 2 was withdrawn on 2025-08-27 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-08-27): House appoints conferees-reported
What is TX SB 2 about?
TX SB 2 is a bill in the 892 titled “Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.”.
Who sponsors TX SB 2?
Darby, Wilson, Moody and 29 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2, joined by 67 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-08-15
- Latest action
- 2025-08-27 — House appoints conferees-reported
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, STATE OFFICE OF (V0065)
- Aeronautics (I0010)
- AUTOPSIES (S8855)
- Business & Commerce--Small Business & Minority Business (I0051)
- City Government--Employees/Officers (I0061)
- CONTINUING EDUCATION (S0234)
- County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)
- CRIMINAL RECORDS (S0008)
- Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK, TEXAS (V0452)
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM OFFICE, TEXAS (V1109)
- Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF (VP6FW)
- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (V0196)
- Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)
- FIRE PROTECTION, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0035)
- FLOODS (S0327)
- Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)
- JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (S0133)
- LOANS (S0117)
- MICRO-BUSINESSES (S0397)
- Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)
- PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
- RECREATIONAL & CULTURAL FACILITIES (S0286)
- RICE UNIVERSITY (U699W)
- Safety (I0740)
- SHERIFFS (S1013)
- STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)
- State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)
- STATE CLIMATOLOGIST, TEXAS (V1158)
- STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)
- STATEWIDE METEOROLOGICAL DATA MONITORING WORK GROUP (VO7OX)
- Sunset--Recommended Reviews (I0018)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (U0722)
- TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796)
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (U0015)
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (U0397)
- UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER AUTHORITY (D0069)
- VOLUNTEERS (S1314)
- WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS (V2481)
- Water--Development (I0875)
- Water--General (I0885)
- YOUTH CAMPS (S2463)
Sponsors
- Darbyprimary
- Wilsonprimary
- Moodyprimary
- Meyerprimary
- Kingprimary
- Zaffiriniprimary
- Westprimary
- Sparksprimary
- Schwertnerprimary
- Paxtonprimary
- Parkerprimary
- Nicholsprimary
- Milesprimary
- Middletonprimary
- Menéndezprimary
- Kolkhorstprimary
- Hughesprimary
- Huffmanprimary
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
- Hinojosa, Adamprimary
- Hallprimary
- Hagenbuchprimary
- Gutierrezprimary
- Floresprimary
- Eckhardtprimary
- Creightonprimary
- Campbellprimary
- Blancoprimary
- Birdwellprimary
- Bettencourtprimary
- Alvaradoprimary
- Perryprimary
- Anchíacosponsor
- Allencosponsor
- Alderscosponsor
- Zwienercosponsor
- Whartoncosponsor
- Villaloboscosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
- VanDeavercosponsor
- Turnercosponsor
- Tothcosponsor
- Thompsoncosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Smitheecosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Shaheencosponsor
- Schatzlinecosponsor
- Romerocosponsor
- Reynoldscosponsor
- Plesacosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Perez, Mary Anncosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Noblecosponsor
- Muñozcosponsor
- Morgancosponsor
- Morales, Eddiecosponsor
- Morales Shawcosponsor
- Metcalfcosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- Manuelcosponsor
- Louderbackcosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- Leachcosponsor
- Lalanicosponsor
- Lambertcosponsor
- LaHoodcosponsor
- Kitzmancosponsor
- Johnsoncosponsor
- Hullcosponsor
- Howardcosponsor
- Holtcosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Harris Davilacosponsor
- Harlesscosponsor
- Guillencosponsor
- Goodwincosponsor
- Gerdescosponsor
- Garcia Hernandez, Cassandracosponsor
- Gámezcosponsor
- Dysoncosponsor
- DeAyalacosponsor
- Deancosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Cunninghamcosponsor
- Craddickcosponsor
- Cookcosponsor
- Capriglionecosponsor
- Canalescosponsor
- Buttoncosponsor
- Buckleycosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Bhojanicosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
- Barrycosponsor
- Ashbycosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-08-15
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
2025-08-15
Filed
filing
2025-08-15
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-08-15
Referred to Finance
referral-committee
2025-08-15
Posting rule suspended
2025-08-15
Record vote
2025-08-15
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-08-15
Considered in public hearing
2025-08-15
Vote taken in committee
2025-08-15
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-15
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-08-18
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-08-18
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-08-18
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-08-18
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-18
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-18
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-18
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-18
Three day rule suspended
2025-08-18
Record vote
2025-08-18
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-08-18
Passed
passage
2025-08-18
Record vote
2025-08-18
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-18
Reported engrossed
2025-08-20
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-08-20
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-08-20
Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
referral-committee
2025-08-20
Considered in formal meeting
2025-08-20
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-20
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-08-21
Committee report distributed
2025-08-21
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-08-21
Rules suspended
2025-08-21
Additional sponsor(s) authorized
2025-08-21
Laid out in lieu of companion
2025-08-21
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-08-21
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-21
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-08-21
Record vote
2025-08-21
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-21
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-21
Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2025-08-21
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-21
Record vote
2025-08-21
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-21
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-08-21
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-21
Passed as amended
amendment-passage,passage
2025-08-21
Record vote
2025-08-21
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-21
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-21
House passage as amended reported
amendment-passage
2025-08-26
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
receipt
2025-08-26
Read
2025-08-26
Senate refuses to concur
2025-08-26
Senate requests conference committee
2025-08-26
Senate appoints conferees
2025-08-27
Senate refuses to concur-reported
2025-08-27
Senate requests conference committee-reported
2025-08-27
Senate appoints conferees-reported
2025-08-27
House grants request for conference committee
2025-08-27
House appoints conferees
2025-08-27
House grants request for conf comm-reported
2025-08-27
House appoints conferees-reported
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 2 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-08-18 · pass · 30-0
passage
2025-08-21 · pass · 132-4
Member-level votes (162)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf(C): yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Harrison: no
- Lowe: no
- Money: no
- Olcot: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- McQueene: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Campos: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Jones: absent
- V: absent
- Ordaz: absent
- Perez: absent
- Davis: absent
- A: absent
- Garcia: absent
- J: absent
- Morales: absent
- C: absent
- Rodríguez Ramos: absent
- Simmon: absent
- Landgraf: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Harris(C: not voting
- Davis, A.: absent
- Garcia, J.: absent
- Jones, J.: absent
- Morales, C.: absent
- Simmons: absent
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