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TX SB 293

enacted

Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 293 pass?

Yes. TX SB 293 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): See remarks for effective date

What is TX SB 293 about?

TX SB 293 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 293?

Huffman, Leach are the primary sponsors of TX SB 293, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-06-20 — See remarks for effective date
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Huffmanprimary
  • Leachprimary
  • Bettencourtcosponsor
  • Perrycosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    See remarks for effective date

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-03

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-06-02

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-06-02

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  8. 2025-06-02

    Returned to the Senate for further action

  9. 2025-06-02

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-06-02

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-06-02

    Record vote

  12. 2025-06-02

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-06-02

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-06-02

    Record vote

  15. 2025-06-02

    Rules suspended

  16. 2025-06-02

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  17. 2025-06-02

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  18. 2025-06-02

    Record vote

  19. 2025-06-02

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-06-02

    Rules suspended

  21. 2025-06-02

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  22. 2025-06-01

    House appoints conferees-reported

  23. 2025-06-01

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  24. 2025-06-01

    House appoints conferees

  25. 2025-06-01

    House grants request for conference committee

  26. 2025-06-01

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  27. 2025-06-01

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  28. 2025-06-01

    Returned from the Senate for further action

  29. 2025-06-01

    Returned to the House for further action

  30. 2025-06-01

    Senate appoints conferees

  31. 2025-06-01

    Senate requests conference committee

  32. 2025-05-31

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  33. 2025-05-30

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  34. 2025-05-30

    Point of order sustained

  35. 2025-05-30

    Point of order

  36. 2025-05-30

    Read

  37. 2025-05-30

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  38. 2025-05-27

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  39. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  42. 2025-05-27

    Laid out as postponed business

  43. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  44. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  45. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-26

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  48. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  49. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  50. 2025-05-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  51. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  52. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  53. 2025-05-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  54. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  55. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  56. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  57. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  58. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  59. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  60. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  61. 2025-05-14

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  62. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  63. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  64. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  65. 2025-03-13

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  66. 2025-03-12

    Reported engrossed

  67. 2025-03-12

    Statement(s) submitted

  68. 2025-03-12

    Record vote

  69. 2025-03-12

    Passed

    passage

  70. 2025-03-12

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  71. 2025-03-12

    Record vote

  72. 2025-03-12

    Three day rule suspended

  73. 2025-03-12

    Vote recorded in Journal

  74. 2025-03-12

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  75. 2025-03-12

    Vote recorded in Journal

  76. 2025-03-12

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  77. 2025-03-12

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  78. 2025-03-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  79. 2025-03-12

    Vote recorded in Journal

  80. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  81. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  82. 2025-03-12

    Co-author authorized

  83. 2025-03-11

    Corrected comm. report printed & distributed

  84. 2025-03-11

    Placed on intent calendar

  85. 2025-03-10

    Committee report printed and distributed

  86. 2025-03-10

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  87. 2025-03-05

    Vote taken in committee

  88. 2025-03-05

    Testimony taken in committee

  89. 2025-03-05

    Considered in public hearing

  90. 2025-03-05

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  91. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Finance

    referral-committee

  92. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  93. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  94. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage to engrossment

    2025-03-12 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-03-12 · 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 293 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-12 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 140-3

    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
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: 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
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: 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
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: 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
    • 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
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: 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
    • Davis: no
    • A: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Rodríguez Ramo: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Harrison: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Zwiene: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 128-4

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: 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
    • 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
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: 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
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: 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
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bryant: no
    • Morales: no
    • C: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Simmon: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Geren: absent
    • Meyer: absent
    • Reynold: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Lopez, J.: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Money: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Swanson: absent
    • Troxclair: absent
    • Turner: absent

  • passage

    2025-06-02 · pass · 127-15

    Member-level votes (156)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: 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
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: 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
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: 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
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: 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
    • Anchía: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Buckley: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • Lowe: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Capriglione: absent
    • Dorazio: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Pau: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Vasu: not voting

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