TX SB 3

enacted

Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.

Texas · 892 · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 3 pass?

Yes. TX SB 3 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-09-05): Effective immediately

What is TX SB 3 about?

TX SB 3 is a bill in the 892 titled “Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 3?

Wharton, Virdell, Leo Wilson and 29 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 3.

Introduced: 2025-08-15
Latest action: 2025-09-05 — Effective immediately
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-09-05
Effective immediately
became-law
2025-09-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-08-28
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-08-28
Signed in the House
passage
2025-08-28
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-08-28
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
2025-08-27
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-08-27
Record vote
2025-08-27
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
2025-08-27
Read
2025-08-27
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
receipt
2025-08-26
House passage as amended reported
amendment-passage
2025-08-26
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-26
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-26
Record vote
2025-08-26
Passed
passage
2025-08-26
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-08-26
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-26
Record vote
2025-08-26
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-26
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-26
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-08-26
Additional sponsor(s) authorized
2025-08-26
Rules suspended
2025-08-26
Placed on Major State Calendar
2025-08-25
Considered in Calendars
2025-08-24
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-08-24
Committee report distributed
2025-08-23
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-08-22
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-22
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-08-22
Considered in public hearing
2025-08-20
Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
referral-committee
2025-08-20
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-08-20
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-08-18
Reported engrossed
2025-08-18
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-18
Record vote
2025-08-18
Passed
passage
2025-08-18
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-08-18
Record vote
2025-08-18
Three day rule suspended
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
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-18
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-08-18
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-08-18
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-08-15
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-08-15
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-15
Vote taken in committee
2025-08-15
Considered in public hearing
2025-08-15
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-08-15
Record vote
2025-08-15
Posting rule suspended
2025-08-15
Referred to Finance
referral-committee
2025-08-15
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-08-15
Filed
filing
2025-08-15
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction

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Documents

Votes

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 3 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-08-18 · pass · 30-0
passage
2025-08-26 · pass · 138-0
Member-level votes (159)
- 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
- Gervin-Hawkins: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: 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
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: 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
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Absent: absent
- Campos: absent
- Geren: absent
- Lambert: absent
- Morales Shaw: absent
- Noble: absent
- V: absent
- Davis: absent
- A: absent
- Garcia: absent
- J: absent
- Morales: absent
- C: absent
- Reynolds: absent
- Rodríguez Ramo: absent
- Davis, A.: yes
- Vo: absent
- Bell: absent
- K: absent
passage
2025-08-27 · pass · 27-0
Member-level votes (3)
- Eckhardt: absent
- Miles: absent
- West: absent

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https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB3

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