Bill Commons

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

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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

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Action timeline

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  1. 2025-05-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  2. 2025-05-25

    Reported engrossed

  3. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  4. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

  5. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  6. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  7. 2025-05-25

    Three day rule suspended

  8. 2025-05-25

    Vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  10. 2025-05-25

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  11. 2025-05-25

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  12. 2025-05-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-05-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  14. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-05-14

    Vote taken in committee

  16. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  17. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  18. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken in committee

  19. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-05-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-03-06

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  23. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    filing

  24. 2025-02-21

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

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Official source

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

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