TX SB 1999
died on adjournmentRelating to protection for a public employee's or student's use of terms consistent with biological sex.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper
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Quick answers
Did TX SB 1999 pass?
No. TX SB 1999 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 1999 about?
TX SB 1999 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to protection for a public employee's or student's use of terms consistent with biological sex.”.
Who sponsors TX SB 1999?
Hughes, Smithee are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1999, joined by 5 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-06
- Latest action
- 2025-05-23 — Committee report sent to Calendars
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- City Government--Employees/Officers (I0061)
- County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)
- Education--Higher--Health Institutions (I0237)
- Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)
- Education--School Districts (I0220)
- GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION (S0767)
- State Employees (I0626)
Sponsors
- Hughesprimary
- Smitheeprimary
- Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
- Kolkhorstcosponsor
- Sparkscosponsor
- Kingcosponsor
- Hallcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-23
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-23
Committee report distributed
2025-05-23
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-20
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-20
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-12
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-05-12
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-09
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-05-08
Reported engrossed
2025-05-08
Record vote
2025-05-08
Passed
passage
2025-05-08
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-08
Record vote
2025-05-08
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-08
Co-author authorized
2025-05-07
Record vote
2025-05-07
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-07
Record vote
2025-05-07
Amendment fails of adoption
amendment-failure
2025-05-07
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-07
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-07
Record vote
2025-05-07
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-07
Co-author authorized
2025-05-06
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-24
Removed from local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-24
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-08
Co-author authorized
2025-04-07
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-07
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-07
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-03
Vote taken in committee
2025-04-03
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-24
Left pending in committee
2025-03-24
Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-24
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-17
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-17
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-11
Co-author authorized
2025-03-06
Filed
filing
2025-03-06
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
other
2025-05-07 · 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
2025-05-07 · 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
passage
2025-05-08 · 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
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