Bill Commons

TX SB 229

died on adjournment

Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 229 pass?

No. TX SB 229 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 (2025-05-01): Left pending in committee

What is TX SB 229 about?

TX SB 229 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 229?

West is the primary sponsor of TX SB 229, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-05-01 — Left pending in committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Westprimary
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Bettencourtcosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Eckhardtcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Nicholscosponsor
  • Paxtoncosponsor
  • Perrycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-01

    Left pending in committee

  2. 2025-05-01

    Testimony taken in committee

  3. 2025-05-01

    Considered in public hearing

  4. 2025-05-01

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. 2025-02-20

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-02-19

    Co-author authorized

  7. 2025-02-13

    Co-author authorized

  8. 2025-02-12

    Co-author authorized

  9. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  11. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  12. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 229.xml

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