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TX SB 18

died on adjournment

Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 18 pass?

No. TX SB 18 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 (2025-05-27): Placed on General State Calendar

What is TX SB 18 about?

TX SB 18 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 18?

Hughes, Bettencourt, Birdwell and 18 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 18.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Birdwellprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Hallprimary
  • Hancockprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Nicholsprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Sparksprimary
  • Hullprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-24

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-02-27

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-02-27

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-02-27

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-03

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-03-03

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-03-05

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-03-06

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-03-11

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-03-18

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-03-18

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  18. 2025-03-18

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  20. 2025-03-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  21. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  22. 2025-03-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-03-19

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  25. 2025-03-19

    Statement(s) submitted

  26. 2025-03-19

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-03-20

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  28. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-04-09

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-05

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  32. 2025-05-05

    Left pending in committee

  33. 2025-05-07

    Considered in formal meeting

  34. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-13

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  36. 2025-05-13

    Committee report distributed

  37. 2025-05-14

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  38. 2025-05-25

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-05-27

    Placed on General State Calendar

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-03-18 · pass · 20-10

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. 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
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • Blanco: absent
  • passage

    2025-03-19 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. 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
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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