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TX SB 1209

died on adjournment

Relating to election dates.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1209 pass?

No. TX SB 1209 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

What is TX SB 1209 about?

TX SB 1209 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to election dates.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1209?

Hughes is the primary sponsor of TX SB 1209, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-05-22 — Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Campbellcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-10

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-10

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-28

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-20

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-03-24

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-03-26

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-26

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-03

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-04-07

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  16. 2025-04-07

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-08

    Co-author authorized

  19. 2025-04-08

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  20. 2025-04-08

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-04-08

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-04-08

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-08

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-09

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-22

    Considered in formal meeting

  29. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-07 · pass · 20-10

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • Nichols: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • King: absent
  • passage

    2025-04-08 · pass · 20-10

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • Nichols: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • King: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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