Bill Commons

TX SB 2035

withdrawn

Relating to prohibiting contributions, expenditures, and related activities involving political committees that support or oppose a ballot measure; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2035 pass?

No. TX SB 2035 was withdrawn on 2025-05-27 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Postponed

What is TX SB 2035 about?

TX SB 2035 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibiting contributions, expenditures, and related activities involving political committees that support or oppose a ballot measure; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2035?

Hughes, Bettencourt, King and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2035, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-07
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Postponed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Shaheenprimary
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-07

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-07

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-20

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-22

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-28

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-04-28

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-05-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-05-06

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-05-06

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-05-06

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2025-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-05-06

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-06

    Three day rule suspended

  25. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  26. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  27. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  29. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-05-07

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-05-08

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-05-08

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  34. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-19

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  36. 2025-05-19

    Committee report distributed

  37. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  38. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  40. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-27

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  42. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 27-4

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

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2035 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-06 · pass · 27-4

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02000_SB02099/SB 2035.xml

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