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TX SB 2051

died on adjournment

Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2051 pass?

No. TX SB 2051 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 (2025-04-24): Referred to State Affairs

What is TX SB 2051 about?

TX SB 2051 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2051?

Birdwell is the primary sponsor of TX SB 2051, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-07
Latest action
2025-04-24 — Referred to State Affairs
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Birdwellprimary
  • Eckhardtcosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Huffmancosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

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. 2025-04-03

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-03

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-07

    Co-author authorized

  10. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-10

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-14

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  14. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  15. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-04-16

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-04-22

    Co-author authorized

  18. 2025-04-22

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  19. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-22

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-04-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-04-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-04-22

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2025-04-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-04-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-04-22

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  27. 2025-04-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-04-22

    Three day rule suspended

  29. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  30. 2025-04-22

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  31. 2025-04-22

    Passed

    passage

  32. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  33. 2025-04-22

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-04-23

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  35. 2025-04-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  36. 2025-04-24

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-22 · pass · 0-0

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2051 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-22 · pass · 31-0

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