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withdrawn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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 2035 pass?

No. TX SB 2035 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration.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

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  2. 2025-05-27

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  3. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  5. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  6. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  7. 2025-05-19

    Committee report distributed

  8. 2025-05-19

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  9. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  11. 2025-05-08

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-05-08

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2025-05-07

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  14. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  15. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  17. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-06

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-06

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-05-06

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-06

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  28. 2025-05-06

    Co-author authorized

  29. 2025-05-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  30. 2025-04-28

    Committee report printed and distributed

  31. 2025-04-28

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  32. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-04-22

    Vote taken in committee

  34. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-03-20

    Left pending in committee

  36. 2025-03-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  37. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  38. 2025-03-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  39. 2025-03-17

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  40. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  41. 2025-03-07

    Filed

    filing

  42. 2025-03-07

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

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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