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TX SB 1539

died on adjournment

Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1539 pass?

No. TX SB 1539 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 (2025-05-23): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 1539 about?

TX SB 1539 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1539?

Bettencourt, Shaheen are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1539.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-05-23 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Shaheenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  2. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  3. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  4. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-05-21

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  6. 2025-05-21

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  7. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  10. 2025-04-24

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  11. 2025-04-23

    Reported engrossed

  12. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  13. 2025-04-23

    Passed

    passage

  14. 2025-04-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  15. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  16. 2025-04-23

    Three day rule suspended

  17. 2025-04-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-23

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-04-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-04-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-04-23

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2025-04-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  23. 2025-04-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-04-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  25. 2025-04-22

    Placed on intent calendar

  26. 2025-03-17

    Committee report printed and distributed

  27. 2025-03-17

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  28. 2025-03-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-03-13

    Vote taken in committee

  30. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-03-10

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-03-10

    Testimony taken in committee

  33. 2025-03-10

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-03-10

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  35. 2025-03-06

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  37. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    filing

  38. 2025-02-21

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-23 · pass · 0-0

  • passage to engrossment

    2025-04-23 · pass · 0-0

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1539 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-23 · pass · 29-2

    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
    • Johnson: 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
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01500_SB01599/SB 1539.xml

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