TX SB 1540

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• Open Records (I0548)
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• SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)

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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 Business & Commerce

   referral-committee

5. 2025-04-10

   Rereferred to committee

6. 2025-04-10

   Referred to State Affairs

   referral-committee

7. 2025-04-14

   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

8. 2025-04-14

   Considered in public hearing

9. 2025-04-14

   Testimony taken in committee

10. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in committee

11. 2025-04-16

    Considered in public hearing

12. 2025-04-16

    Vote taken in committee

13. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

14. 2025-04-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

15. 2025-04-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

16. 2025-05-01

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

17. 2025-05-01

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

18. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

19. 2025-05-01

    Vote recorded in Journal

20. 2025-05-01

    Three day rule suspended

21. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

22. 2025-05-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

23. 2025-05-01

    Passed

    passage

24. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

25. 2025-05-01

    Reported engrossed

26. 2025-05-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

27. 2025-05-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

28. 2025-05-02

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

29. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

30. 2025-05-14

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

31. 2025-05-14

    Left pending in committee

32. 2025-05-16

    Considered in formal meeting

33. 2025-05-16

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

34. 2025-05-21

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

35. 2025-05-21

    Committee report distributed

36. 2025-05-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

37. 2025-05-23

    Considered in Calendars

38. 2025-05-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

39. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

40. 2025-05-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

41. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

42. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

43. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

44. 2025-05-28

    Rules suspended

45. 2025-05-28

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

46. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

47. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

48. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

49. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

50. 2025-05-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

51. 2025-05-29

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

52. 2025-05-29

    Read

53. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur

54. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee

55. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees

56. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

57. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

58. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

59. 2025-05-31

    House grants request for conference committee

60. 2025-05-31

    House appoints conferees

61. 2025-05-31

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

62. 2025-05-31

    House appoints conferees-reported

63. 2025-05-31

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

64. 2025-05-31

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

65. 2025-05-31

    Rules suspended

66. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

67. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

68. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

69. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

70. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

71. 2025-06-01

    Record vote

72. 2025-06-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

73. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

74. 2025-06-01

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

75. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

76. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

77. 2025-06-03

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

78. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

79. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

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• passage

  2025-05-27 · pass · 140-0

  Member-level votes (152)

  • Bowers: yes
  • Bryant: yes
  • Buckley: yes
  • Bucy: yes
  • Bumgarner: yes
  • Button: yes
  • Cain: yes
  • Campos: yes
  • Capriglione: yes
  • Cole: yes
  • Collier: 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
  • Dutton: yes
  • Dyson: yes
  • Fairly: yes
  • Flores: yes
  • Frank: yes
  • Gámez: yes
  • Garcia, J.: yes
  • Garcia, L.: yes
  • Garcia Hernandez: yes
  • Gates: yes
  • Gerdes: yes
  • Geren: yes
  • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
  • González, J.: yes
  • González, M.: yes
  • Goodwin: 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
  • Kerwin: yes
  • Kitzman: yes
  • LaHood: yes
  • Lalani: yes
  • Lambert: yes
  • Landgraf: yes
  • Leach: yes
  • Leo Wilson: yes
  • Little: yes
  • Longoria: yes
  • Lopez, J.: yes
  • Lopez, R.: yes
  • Louderback: yes
  • Lowe: yes
  • Lujan: yes
  • Luther: yes
  • Martinez: yes
  • Fischer: yes
  • McLaughlin: yes
  • McQueeney: yes
  • Metcalf: yes
  • Meyer: yes
  • Meza: yes
  • Money: yes
  • Moody: yes
  • Morales, C.: 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
  • Reynolds: yes
  • Richardson: yes
  • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
  • Romero: yes
  • Rose: yes
  • Rosenthal: yes
  • Schatzline: yes
  • Schofield: yes
  • Schoolcraft: yes
  • Shaheen: yes
  • Simmons: yes
  • Slawson: yes
  • Smithee: yes
  • Spiller: yes
  • Swanson: yes
  • Talarico: yes
  • Tepper: yes
  • Thompson: yes
  • Tinderholt: yes
  • Toth: yes
  • Troxclair: yes
  • Turner: yes
  • VanDeaver: yes
  • Villalobos: yes
  • Virdell: yes
  • Walle: yes
  • Ward Johnson: yes
  • Wharton: yes
  • Wilson: yes
  • Wu: yes
  • Zwiener: yes
  • Present: not voting
  • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
  • Absent: absent
  • Anchía: absent
  • Canales: absent
  • V: absent
  • Jones: absent
  • King: absent
  • Lozano: absent
  • Manuel: absent
  • Shofner: absent
  • Vasu: absent
  • Alders: yes
  • Allen: yes
  • Ashby: yes
  • Barry: yes
  • Bell, C.: yes
  • Bell, K.: yes
  • Bernal: yes
  • Bhojani: yes
  • Bonnen: yes

• passage

  2025-05-28 · pass · 134-1

  Member-level votes (153)

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

• passage

  2025-05-31 · pass · 31-0

• passage

  2025-06-01 · pass · 128-9

  Member-level votes (154)

  • 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
  • Cunningham: yes
  • Curry: yes
  • Darby: yes
  • Davis, A.: yes
  • Dean: yes
  • DeAyala: yes
  • Dorazio: yes
  • Dutton: yes
  • Dyson: yes
  • Fairly: yes
  • Flores: yes
  • Frank: yes
  • Gámez: yes
  • Garcia, J.: yes
  • Garcia Hernandez: yes
  • Gates: yes
  • Gerdes: yes
  • Geren: yes
  • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
  • González, M.: yes
  • Guerra: yes
  • Guillen: yes
  • Harless: yes
  • Harris Davila: yes
  • Harrison: yes
  • Hayes: yes
  • Hefner: yes
  • Hernandez: yes
  • Hickland: yes
  • Holt: yes
  • Hopper: yes
  • Hull: yes
  • Hunter: yes
  • Isaac: yes
  • Johnson: yes
  • Kerwin: yes
  • King: yes
  • Kitzman: yes
  • LaHood: yes
  • Lalani: yes
  • Lambert: yes
  • Leach: yes
  • Leo Wilson: yes
  • Little: 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, V.: yes
  • Phelan: yes
  • Pierson: yes
  • Plesa: yes
  • Raymond: yes
  • Richardson: yes
  • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
  • Romero: yes
  • Rosenthal: yes
  • Schatzline: yes
  • Schofield: yes
  • Schoolcraft: yes
  • Shaheen: yes
  • Shofner: yes
  • Slawson: yes
  • Smithee: yes
  • Spiller: yes
  • Swanson: yes
  • Talarico: yes
  • Tepper: yes
  • Thompson: yes
  • Tinderholt: yes
  • Toth: yes
  • Troxclair: yes
  • Turner: yes
  • VanDeaver: yes
  • Vasut: yes
  • Villalobos: yes
  • Virdell: yes
  • Vo: yes
  • Ward Johnson: yes
  • Wharton: yes
  • Wilson: yes
  • Wu: yes
  • Zwiener: yes
  • Bowers: no
  • Collier: no
  • González, J.: no
  • Goodwin: no
  • Howard: no
  • Jones, J.: no
  • Morales Shaw: no
  • Perez, M.: no
  • Walle: no
  • Present: not voting
  • Speaker: not voting
  • Landgraf(C: not voting
  • Absent: absent
  • Allen: absent
  • Garcia: absent
  • L: absent
  • Harris: absent
  • Jones: absent
  • V: absent
  • Davis, Y.: absent
  • Hinojosa: absent
  • Longoria: absent
  • Morales, C.: absent
  • Reynolds: absent
  • Rose: absent
  • Simmons: absent

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