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TX SB 2943

died on adjournment

Relating to the prohibition of certain actions by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2943 pass?

No. TX SB 2943 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 (2025-05-14): Referred to State Affairs

What is TX SB 2943 about?

TX SB 2943 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the prohibition of certain actions by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2943?

Hagenbuch is the primary sponsor of TX SB 2943, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-05-14 — Referred to State Affairs
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Huffmancosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-04-07

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-29

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-04-30

    Co-author authorized

  7. 2025-04-30

    Posting rule suspended

  8. 2025-05-01

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. 2025-05-01

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-05-01

    Testimony taken in committee

  11. 2025-05-01

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  13. 2025-05-05

    Vote taken in committee

  14. 2025-05-06

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-05-06

    Committee report printed and distributed

  16. 2025-05-08

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-12

    Co-author authorized

  18. 2025-05-12

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  19. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-05-12

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2025-05-12

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  23. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-12

    Passed to engrossment

  25. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  26. 2025-05-13

    Co-author authorized

  27. 2025-05-13

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  28. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  29. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  30. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  31. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  32. 2025-05-13

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-05-13

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  34. 2025-05-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  35. 2025-05-14

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 22-8

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • Gutierrez: absent

  • other

    2025-05-12 · fail · 10-20

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Birdwell: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Creighton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • Hancock: no
    • A. Hinojosa: no
    • Huffman: no
    • Hughes: no
    • King: no
    • Kolkhorst: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Nichols: no
    • Parker: no
    • Paxton: no
    • Perry: no
    • Schwertner: no
    • Sparks: no
    • Gutierrez: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 22-9

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • Zaffirini: no

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02900_SB02999/SB 2943.xml

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