Bill Commons

TX SB 2371

enacted

Relating to skimmers on electronic terminals; authorizing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 2371 pass?

Yes. TX SB 2371 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Effective immediately

What is TX SB 2371 about?

TX SB 2371 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to skimmers on electronic terminals; authorizing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2371?

Nichols, Perez, Mary Ann are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2371, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-12
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nicholsprimary
  • Perez, Mary Annprimary
  • Campbellcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Effective immediately

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-27

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-15

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-14

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-14

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-14

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-14

    Read

  11. 2025-05-14

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-12

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-10

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-10

    Passed

    passage

  16. 2025-05-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-05-09

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-05-09

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-05-09

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  21. 2025-05-08

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  22. 2025-05-07

    Committee report distributed

  23. 2025-05-07

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  24. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-05-07

    Considered in formal meeting

  26. 2025-04-30

    Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-04-30

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-04-29

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  29. 2025-04-29

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  31. 2025-04-29

    Passed

    passage

  32. 2025-04-29

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  33. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-29

    Three day rule suspended

  35. 2025-04-29

    Vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  37. 2025-04-29

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  38. 2025-04-29

    Co-author authorized

  39. 2025-04-28

    Placed on intent calendar

  40. 2025-04-24

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  41. 2025-04-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  42. 2025-04-16

    Committee report printed and distributed

  43. 2025-04-16

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  44. 2025-04-16

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. 2025-04-15

    Vote taken in committee

  46. 2025-04-15

    Testimony taken in committee

  47. 2025-04-15

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-04-15

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  49. 2025-04-14

    Posting rule suspended

  50. 2025-03-25

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  51. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  52. 2025-03-12

    Filed

    filing

  53. 2025-03-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2371 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-29 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-10 · pass · 118-11

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: 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
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: 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
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Bernal: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Goodwin: absent
    • Hefner: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Perez, M.: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Wall: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02300_SB02399/SB 2371.xml

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