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TX SB 1538

died on adjournment

Relating to a study on digital court reporting conducted by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1538 pass?

No. TX SB 1538 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 (2025-05-25): Received from the Senate

What is TX SB 1538 about?

TX SB 1538 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a study on digital court reporting conducted by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1538?

Zaffirini is the primary sponsor of TX SB 1538.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-05-25 — Received from the Senate
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zaffiriniprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-06

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-05-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-05-14

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-05-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-05-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-05-25

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  15. 2025-05-25

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  17. 2025-05-25

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-25

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-25

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01500_SB01599/SB 1538.xml

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