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TX SB 1718

enacted

Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1718 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1718 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1718 about?

TX SB 1718 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1718?

Sparks, Capriglione, Metcalf and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1718, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-27
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sparksprimary
  • Capriglioneprimary
  • Metcalfprimary
  • Cainprimary
  • Guillenprimary
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Virdellcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-27

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Economic Development

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-07

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-07

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-07

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-15

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-15

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-16

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-16

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-23

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-04-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-04-28

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-04-28

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-04-28

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2025-04-28

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  21. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-28

    Passed to engrossment

  23. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-29

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  25. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-29

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  27. 2025-04-29

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  29. 2025-04-29

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-04-29

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-04-30

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-04-30

    Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-05-01

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-06

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  36. 2025-05-06

    Committee report distributed

  37. 2025-05-07

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  38. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  40. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  42. 2025-05-26

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  43. 2025-05-26

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  44. 2025-05-26

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  45. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-05-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  48. 2025-05-26

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  49. 2025-05-26

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  50. 2025-05-26

    Point of order overruled

  51. 2025-05-26

    Passed to 3rd reading

  52. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  53. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  54. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  55. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  56. 2025-05-28

    Laid out as postponed business

  57. 2025-05-28

    Rules suspended

  58. 2025-05-28

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  59. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  60. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  61. 2025-05-28

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  62. 2025-05-28

    House passage reported

    passage

  63. 2025-05-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  64. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  65. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  66. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  67. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  68. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • other

    2025-04-28 · fail · 11-20

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Birdwell: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Creighton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • Hancock: no
    • A. Hinojosa: no
    • Huffman: no
    • Hughes: no
    • King: no
    • Kolkhorst: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Nichols: no
    • Parker: no
    • Paxton: no
    • Perry: no
    • Schwertner: no
    • Sparks: no

  • passage

    2025-04-28 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Hall: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Hall: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 93-52

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Howard: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Meza: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Vo: no
    • Walle: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Money: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Slawso: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 82-54

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf(C): yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Howard: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Meza: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Vo: no
    • Walle: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Noble: absent
    • Slawso: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01700_SB01799/SB 1718.xml

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