Bill Commons

TX HB 2442

dead

Relating to an application for an early voting ballot by mail.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2442 pass?

No. TX HB 2442 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-05-15). Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

What is TX HB 2442 about?

TX HB 2442 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to an application for an early voting ballot by mail.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2442?

Bucy is the primary sponsor of TX HB 2442.

Introduced
2025-03-17
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bucyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-05

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-24

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-24

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-24

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-28

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-05

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-05-05

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-05-06

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-10

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-13

    Postponed

  16. 2025-05-14

    Laid out as postponed business

  17. 2025-05-14

    Passed to engrossment

  18. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-15

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-15

    Failed to pass

    failure

  22. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-15

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 78-57

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Bell, C.: no
    • Bell, K.: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Curry: no
    • Dean: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Geren: no
    • Harless: no
    • Harris: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lujan: no
    • Luther: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Smithee: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tepper: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Villalobos: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Olcott: absent
    • Or: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Harrison: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Martinez Fischer: absent
  • other

    2025-05-15 · fail · 62-77

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Bell, C.: no
    • Bell, K.: no
    • Buckley: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Button: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • Darby: no
    • Dean: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Fairly: no
    • Frank: no
    • Gates: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Geren: no
    • Harless: no
    • Harris: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Hunter: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • King: no
    • Kitzman: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Landgraf: no
    • Leach: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lopez, J.: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Lujan: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Orr: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Smithee: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tepper: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • VanDeaver: no
    • Villalobos: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Pau: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Curry: absent
    • Guillen: absent
    • Simmon: absent

Related bills

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