Bill Commons

TX SB 2127

enacted

Relating to the assignment of certain retired and former justices and judges.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2127 pass?

Yes. TX SB 2127 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective in 90 days -- 9/1/25

What is TX SB 2127 about?

TX SB 2127 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the assignment of certain retired and former justices and judges.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2127?

Zaffirini, Raymond, Martinez Fischer are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2127.

Introduced
2025-03-10
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective in 90 days -- 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Raymondprimary
  • Martinez Fischerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-10

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-10

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-09

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-09

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-09

    Vote taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-10

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-10

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  10. 2025-04-10

    Committee report printed and distributed

  11. 2025-04-22

    Placed on intent calendar

  12. 2025-04-23

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  13. 2025-04-24

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  14. 2025-04-24

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  15. 2025-04-24

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-04-24

    Three day rule suspended

  18. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-04-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  24. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-05-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  29. 2025-05-19

    Committee report distributed

  30. 2025-05-19

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  31. 2025-05-19

    Considered in Calendars

  32. 2025-05-21

    Placed on General State Calendar

  33. 2025-05-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  34. 2025-05-22

    Passed to 3rd reading

  35. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  36. 2025-05-22

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  38. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  39. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-23

    House passage reported

    passage

  42. 2025-05-23

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  43. 2025-05-26

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  44. 2025-05-26

    Signed in the House

    passage

  45. 2025-05-27

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  46. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  47. 2025-06-20

    Effective in 90 days -- 9/1/25

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-22 · pass · 141-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bucy: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • King: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Kerwi: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-23 · pass · 137-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Curry: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Shofner: absent
    • Virdell: absent
    • Zwiene: absent

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