TX HB 2442

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

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

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Did TX HB 2442 pass?

No. TX HB 2442 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. 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: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-15
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15
Record vote
2025-05-15
Failed to pass
failure
2025-05-15
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-14
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-14
Record vote
2025-05-14
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-14
Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-13
Postponed
2025-05-13
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-10
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-08
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-06
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-05
Committee report distributed
2025-05-05
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-28
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-28
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-24
Left pending in committee
2025-04-24
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-17
Referred to Elections
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2025-03-17
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-05
Filed
filing

Versions

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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

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02400_HB02499/HB 2442.xml

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