Bill Commons

TX SB 1506

enacted

Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1506 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1506 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1506 about?

TX SB 1506 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1506?

Parker, Harless, Hull are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1506, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Parkerprimary
  • Harlessprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-06-01

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  8. 2025-05-31

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  12. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-30

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-05-30

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  15. 2025-05-26

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  16. 2025-05-20

    House appoints conferees-reported

  17. 2025-05-20

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  18. 2025-05-19

    House appoints conferees

  19. 2025-05-19

    House grants request for conference committee

  20. 2025-05-07

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  21. 2025-05-07

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  22. 2025-05-07

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  23. 2025-05-07

    Senate appoints conferees

  24. 2025-05-07

    Senate requests conference committee

  25. 2025-05-07

    Senate refuses to concur

  26. 2025-05-07

    Read

  27. 2025-05-07

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  28. 2025-05-06

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  29. 2025-05-06

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  32. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  33. 2025-05-05

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-05

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  35. 2025-05-05

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  36. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  37. 2025-05-05

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  38. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  40. 2025-04-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  41. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2025-04-23

    Considered in formal meeting

  43. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Corrections

    referral-committee

  44. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  45. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  46. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  47. 2025-04-16

    Statement(s) submitted

  48. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  49. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  50. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  51. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  52. 2025-04-16

    Three day rule suspended

  53. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  54. 2025-04-16

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  55. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  56. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  57. 2025-04-15

    Placed on intent calendar

  58. 2025-04-14

    Co-author authorized

  59. 2025-04-10

    Committee report printed and distributed

  60. 2025-04-10

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  61. 2025-04-10

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  62. 2025-04-08

    Vote taken in committee

  63. 2025-04-08

    Testimony taken in committee

  64. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  65. 2025-04-08

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  66. 2025-03-06

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  67. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  68. 2025-02-20

    Filed

    filing

  69. 2025-02-20

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-16 · pass · 27-4

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

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1506 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-16 · pass · 27-4

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

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 125-23

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: 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
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: 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
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: 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
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Flores: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Dutton: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 27-4

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

  • passage

    2025-05-31 · pass · 121-9

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: 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
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Bowers: no
    • Collier: no
    • Flores: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Garcia, L.: absent
    • Harless: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Phelan: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Tinderholt: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Ward Johnson: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Talaric: absent

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01500_SB01599/SB 1506.xml

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