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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

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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

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-14

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-05-13

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  4. 2025-05-13

    Reported engrossed

  5. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  6. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  7. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  8. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-13

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-13

    Co-author authorized

  11. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-12

    Passed to engrossment

  13. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-12

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  15. 2025-05-12

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2025-05-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-12

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  19. 2025-05-12

    Co-author authorized

  20. 2025-05-08

    Placed on intent calendar

  21. 2025-05-06

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-05-06

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-05-05

    Vote taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-01

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-01

    Testimony taken in committee

  27. 2025-05-01

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-01

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. 2025-04-30

    Posting rule suspended

  30. 2025-04-30

    Co-author authorized

  31. 2025-04-29

    Co-author authorized

  32. 2025-04-07

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  34. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  35. 2025-03-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

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

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Official source

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

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