Bill Commons

TX HB 2240

enacted

Relating to certain void marriages.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2240 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2240 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 2240 about?

TX HB 2240 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to certain void marriages.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2240?

Dutton, Zaffirini are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2240.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Duttonprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-14

    Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-07

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  5. 2025-04-07

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-07

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  7. 2025-04-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-07

    Left pending in subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-14

    Recalled from subcommittee

  10. 2025-04-14

    Considered in formal meeting

  11. 2025-04-14

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  12. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-29

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  14. 2025-04-29

    Committee report distributed

  15. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  16. 2025-05-02

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-05-05

    Placed on General State Calendar

  18. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-05-05

    Passed to engrossment

  20. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-06

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-05-06

    Received from the House

    introduction

  26. 2025-05-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-23

    Rereferred to committee

  29. 2025-05-23

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-05-25

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  31. 2025-05-25

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-25

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-25

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-25

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  35. 2025-05-25

    Committee report printed and distributed

  36. 2025-05-27

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  38. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  39. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-27

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  41. 2025-05-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  42. 2025-05-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-05-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-27

    Three day rule suspended

  46. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  48. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  49. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  50. 2025-05-28

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  51. 2025-05-28

    Senate Amendments distributed

  52. 2025-05-28

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  53. 2025-05-29

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  54. 2025-05-29

    Record vote

  55. 2025-05-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  56. 2025-05-29

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  57. 2025-05-29

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  58. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  59. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the House

    passage

  60. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  61. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  62. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  63. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 138-8

    Member-level votes (151)
    • 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
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: 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
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: 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
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: 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
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: 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
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Morgan: absent
    • Noble: absent
    • Tinderhol: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2240 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-27 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Middleton: no
  • passage

    2025-05-29 · pass · 128-10

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: 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
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Virdel: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Manue: absent

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