Bill Commons

TX SB 1642

died on adjournment

Relating to the administration of the Texas Department of Insurance, including the appointment of the state commission of insurance.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1642 pass?

No. TX SB 1642 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 (2025-05-20): Left pending in committee

What is TX SB 1642 about?

TX SB 1642 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the administration of the Texas Department of Insurance, including the appointment of the state commission of insurance.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1642?

Schwertner is the primary sponsor of TX SB 1642, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-25
Latest action
2025-05-20 — Left pending in committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Middletoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  2. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  3. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  4. 2025-05-19

    Posting rule suspended

  5. 2025-05-19

    Meeting cancelled

  6. 2025-05-14

    Meeting cancelled

  7. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Insurance

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  9. 2025-04-24

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  10. 2025-04-23

    Reported engrossed

  11. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  12. 2025-04-23

    Passed

    passage

  13. 2025-04-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  14. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  15. 2025-04-23

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-04-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-04-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  18. 2025-04-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  20. 2025-04-16

    Placed on intent calendar

  21. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

  22. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  23. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-04-10

    Vote taken in committee

  25. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-03-27

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-03-27

    Testimony taken in committee

  28. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-03-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-03-11

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-03-11

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-02-25

    Filed

    filing

  33. 2025-02-25

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1642 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-23 · pass · 28-2

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Hancock: no
    • Sparks: no
    • Miles: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01600_SB01699/SB 1642.xml

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