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TX SB 311

died on adjournment

Relating to the writ power of the Texas Supreme Court.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 311 pass?

No. TX SB 311 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 (2025-05-20): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 311 about?

TX SB 311 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the writ power of the Texas Supreme Court.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 311?

Hughes, Landgraf are the primary sponsors of TX SB 311.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-05-20 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Landgrafprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-20

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-03-24

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-03-26

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-26

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-03-26

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-09

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  17. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  18. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-08

    Meeting cancelled

  29. 2025-05-08

    Posting rule suspended

  30. 2025-05-12

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-12

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  32. 2025-05-12

    Left pending in committee

  33. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-19

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  36. 2025-05-19

    Committee report distributed

  37. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-10 · pass · 23-7

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

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 311 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-10 · pass · 24-6

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00300_SB00399/SB 311.xml

Attribution

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